Obama Nominates Hagel For Defense Secretary, Brennan For CIA Chief

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 07: U.S. President Barack Obama (3rd L) speaks as U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta (L), former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) (2nd L), Acting CIA Director Michael Morell (R) and Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan (4th L) listen while making personnel announcements during an event in the East Room at the White House, on January 7, 2013 in Washington, DC. President Obama has nominated Hagel for the next Secretary of Defense and Brennan to become the new director of the CIA. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)