Hagel, Dempsey, Hale Testify on Budget Before House Committee Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Robert F. Hale, the Defense Department's comptroller, testify on the fiscal year 2015 budget request before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., March 6, 2014. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.07 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 264930-Y-EHL07-715.jpg Photo Gallery