The New York Times Wed, April 27, 2011 -- 8:20 AM ET -----
Obama Is Expected to Name Leon E. Panetta Defense Secretary and David H. Petraeus C.I.A. Director, Officials Say
President Obama is expected this week to name Leon Panetta, the director of Central Intelligence, as defense secretary and Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top American commander in Afghanistan, as director of the C.I.A., administration officials said Wednesday.
The current defense secretary, Robert M. Gates, is expected to step down this summer.
