Nov. 29, 2016 Carter Sends Congress Memo Calling for Quick Budget Action Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said that in a memo sent to Congress, Defense Secretary Ash Carter urged legislators to pass the Defense Department’s budget as quickly as possible and to avoid extending the continuing resolution.
Nov. 17, 2016 Carter Meets Air Force Instructors in Texas, Discusses Future Force Defense Secretary Ash Carter visited Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas, where he spoke about “building the Force of the Future.”
March 30, 2016 DoD Preparing for Competitive, Demanding Future, Carter Says Defense Secretary Ash Carter addressed defense leaders, wounded service members, educators, members of corporate and nonprofit organizations and ambassadors from more than 75 nations at the World Affairs Council's Annual Honors Global Education Gala.