An Air Force spokesman told reporters that the April 29 discharge of an Airman under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” — the first such discharge since...
The White House responded this evening to questions about if and how the planned June 30 resignation date of Defense Secretary Robert Gates would impact...
President Barack Obama plans to nominate Leon Panetta, currently serving as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, to replace Defense Secretary Robert Gates, a...
[Photo: House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee members listen to testimony about the implementation of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act. (Photo by Chris...
Calling the implementation of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal a “milestone event” for the Defense Department,...
Calling the implementation of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal a “milestone event” for the Defense Department, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced in a memorandum issued...
In response to an inquiry, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to Metro Weekly that the Pentagon has a news conference planned for Friday, Jan. 28, to...
The Marine Corps commandant, Gen. James Amos, made it clear when testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Dec. 3 that he opposed the...
Once I got home this evening, I began digging in to the nitty-gritty details of the 256-page Pentagon working group report on implementing a repeal...
In a statement just released by the White House, President Barack Obama commented on today’s release of the Pentagon working group report regarding “Don’t Ask,...
The Senate Armed Services Committee, as had been suggested in recent days, announced that it would be holding hearings in the follow-up to the Nov....
Over the weekend, the military leadership began weighing in on the post-election landscape for the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Although the decision to...
On Wednesday evening, Oct. 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit put a temporary hold on the injunction against enforcement of the...
For further developments on this story, check Metro Weekly's Poliglot blog.As the breadth of U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Phillips's Oct. 12 order halting all...
Members of the Pentagon working group reviewing ''Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' repeal implementation are looking for opportunities to meet with the same-sex partners of current...