| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| PANETTA | Former Secretary of Defense under Obama |
| STEVEN | Energy secretary Chu under Obama |
| EARLY | Under-Secretary of Defense, was secretary of FDR. |
| INMAN | Bobby Ray who withdrew a Secretary of Defense bid under Clinton |
| ASPIN | Defense secretary under Clinton |
| ASPIN | Defense Secretary under Clinton |
| LAIRD | Defense secretary under Nixon |
| MCELROY | Neil .., Defense secretary under Eisenhower |
