FILE – In this Aug. 20, 2015, file photo, Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon. Carter has reminded the Pentagon’s senior intelligence corps that they are expected to give him their unvarnished views, amid allegations that the military command overseeing the war against the Islamic State distorted or altered intelligence assessments to exaggerate progress against the military group, officials said Sept. 10. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)