Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Holly Petraeus, assistant director for the Office of Servicemember Affairs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy Chuck Milam brief reporters on efforts to enhance the financial health of the force.
Secretary Panetta announced two personnel changes at the top of the briefing, which was focused largely on a new report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on the difficulties that soldiers and veterans face when trying to manage their student loan and other debts.