Pentagon spokesman George Little today said he will retire Nov. 15. as press secretary and assistant to the Secretary of Defense for public affairs.
He held the job for more than two years and earlier did a four-year stint as spokesperson for the CIA.
The search is on for his successor.
In a statement, Little noted that he has a “wonderful wife and two young sons” and needs “to turn more of my focus to weekend soccer games, helping with school homework and building Lego sets.”
He thanked President Obama for the opportunity to serve in his administration and praised DOD Secretary Chuck Hagel, predecessor Leon Panetta and former CIA chief Mike Hayden as outstanding public services.
Little enjoyed the “occasional sparring in the Pentagon press room” and called the DOD press corps “professional, dedicated and thoughtful.”
He plans to return to the private sector, where he worked for IBM and management consultant Booz Allen Hamilton.
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