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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with Richard Ledgett, deputy director of the National Security Agency, at the agency's headquarters on Fort George Meade, Md., March 28, 2014. Hagel visited the agency to speak at the retirement ceremony for Army Gen. Keith B. Alexander, who is stepping down as head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with Richard Ledgett, deputy director of the National Security Agency, at the agency's headquarters on Fort George Meade, Md., March 28, 2014. Hagel visited the agency to speak at the retirement ceremony for Army Gen. Keith B. Alexander, who is stepping down as head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel meets with Richard Ledgett, deputy director of the National Security Agency, at the agency's headquarters on Fort George Meade, Md., March 28, 2014. Hagel visited the agency to speak at the retirement ceremony for Army Gen. Keith B. Alexander, who is stepping down as head of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency.

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