Wright Out

The Pentagon's personnel chief is resigning, according to a Defense Department statement issued late this afternoon.

Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Jessica Wright, a retired Army National Guard major general and the former head of the Pennsylvania National Guard, has submitted her resignation letter to President Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel "to spend time with her family and enjoy her retirement," according to DOD. She will remain at her post until March 31, 2015, the statement reads.

Wright began working as the personnel chief on Jan. 1, 2013, and the Senate confirmed her position on June 25 of this year, according to Wright's official Pentagon bio.