Who Will Lead U.S. National Security?

A Roadmap for the Obama Administration, from Boston to Benghazi

By , Dan Friedman and

Updated: November 28, 2012 | 5:57 p.m.
November 28, 2012 | 1:20 p.m.

Cabinet shake-ups are a standard feature of a president’s second term, but most of the top national security posts are now or could soon be vacant. The controversy over the terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, and CIA Director David Petraeus’s resignation over an extramarital affair will further complicate the changing of the guard and could even give recently-defeated Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts a chance to regain his seat.



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