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19 Dec 2008, 2:38 am
[JURIST] US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates [official profile] has ordered the Pentagon to draft a proposal for shutting down [press release] the military prison at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] in preparation for a possible order from President-elect Barack Obama [transition website], a Pentagon spokesperson said Thursday. [read post]
6 May 2009, 3:35 am
[JURIST] US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates [official profile] said Wednesday that the US is considering sending Yemeni Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainees to Saudi Arabia for rehabilitation as part of the efforts to close the prison facility. [read post]
25 Jun 2021, 7:42 am
The post US Defense Secretary supports change in prosecution of military sexual assault cases appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary. [read post]
26 Mar 2010, 11:30 am
[JURIST] US Defense Secretary Robert Gates [official profile] on Thursday appointed [press release] retired Navy Vice Adm. [read post]
25 Mar 2010, 11:31 am
[JURIST] US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday announced changes to the enforcement [press release] of the Don't Ask Don't, Tell [10 USC § 654 text; JURIST news archive] policy to make it more difficult to expel openly gay service members from the military. [read post]
18 Feb 2011, 6:48 am
[JURIST] US Defense Secretary Robert Gates [official profile] said at a congressional hearing Thursday that Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] is unlikely to be closed [video] because of security concerns. [read post]
3 Jun 2020, 1:31 pm
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Wednesday that he does not support the use of active-duty military troops against protesters. [read post]
3 Feb 2010, 4:35 am
[JURIST] US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates [official profile] announced [prepared testimony, PDF; press release] on Tuesday the creation of a panel to prepare the Department of Defense (DOD) [official website] for the repeal of the US military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy [10 USC § 654 text; HRC backgrounder]. [read post]
28 Feb 2007, 11:04 am
[JURIST] US Defense Secretary Robert Gates [official profile] has rejected a plan by the US military to construct a $100 million courthouse at Guantanamo Bay [DOD news archive; JURIST news archive]. [read post]
8 Nov 2006, 5:20 am
Bush announced [transcript] Wednesday in the wake of Democratic Party successes in the US mid-term elections that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld [official profile] is resigning from his position at the Defense Department. [read post]
30 Aug 2017, 12:45 pm
US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis [official website] on Tuesday released a statement [press release] declaring that a panel will be established to determine how to implement President Donald Trump's "Military and Service by Transgender Individuals" Presidential Memorandum [text] and that all currently serving members of the military will remain serving under the current policy until the panel has provided a report of its recommendations. [read post]
31 Jul 2015, 7:36 am
[JURIST] US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter [official website] on Thursday ordered a review of military recruitment office security policies, according to a statement from the Pentagon. [read post]
16 Nov 2009, 12:28 am
[JURIST] US Defense Secretary Robert Gates [official profile] on Friday invoked his authority to bar public disclosure of about 40 photos depicting the abuse of Afghan and Iraqi detainees by US soldiers. [read post]
30 Jan 2019, 3:15 pm
Berry, Jr., Honored with Patriot Award from the Office of the Secretary of Defense appeared first on PTSD Lawyers. [read post]
22 Dec 2020, 6:01 am
President-elect Biden, like President Trump before him, has chosen to nominate a well-regarded retired four-star general (Lloyd Austin III) to serve as his first secretary of defense. [read post]
7 Mar 2007, 1:04 am
[JURIST] The US Department of Defense announced Tuesday that Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England [official profile] has concluded that 55 Guantanamo Bay detainees are eligible for transfer after reviewing the results of a second round [summary, PDF] of administrative review board (ARB) [DOD materials] hearings held at the US military prison between January 30, 2006 and December 6, 2006. [read post]
21 Apr 2024, 8:39 am
Axios reported Saturday that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to announce sanctions against the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) battalion “Netzah Yehuda” for human rights violations in the West Bank, according to three informed sources. [read post]
11 Apr 2023, 12:49 pm
The post US Department of Defense opens investigation into leak of classified documents appeared first on JURIST - News. [read post]
18 Jul 2020, 5:26 pm
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper issued guidance on public displays of flags on Friday, effectively banning Confederate flags in military displays. [read post]
2 Feb 2010, 3:14 pm
This document is also provided to Office of Assistance Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) for use by non-DoD activities, and is available to the public on the Internet at http://www.dod.mil/comptroller. [read post]
