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31 Mar 2011, 8:05 am by JB
In fact, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has more or less admitted that although the revelations in the cables are embarrassing, they are not life threatening and do not seriously harm national security. [read post]
19 Mar 2011, 7:41 am by annalthouse@gmail.com (Ann Althouse)
To ally with Power and Rice, Clinton had to make "an unusual break with Secretary of Defense Robert M. [read post]
17 Mar 2011, 6:52 pm by Jeralyn
The bill imposes such tough requirements on transfers of the last Guantánamo captives that Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said he might not be able to approve any release. [read post]
10 Mar 2011, 12:05 pm by Michelle Lindo McCluer
Here's a DoD Press Release from this afternoon that impacts the highest-profile military justice case currently pending in the US--Secretary of Defense Robert M. [read post]
23 Feb 2011, 5:01 am by James Edward Maule
When Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced plans for a very small increase in the military budget for next fiscal year, plans that include shrinking the size of the Army and Marine Corps and cutting two major weapons systems, as explained in this story, Republicans objected, suggesting that the proposal puts the nation at risk. [read post]
20 Feb 2011, 9:03 am
The suit — brought by 2 men and 15 women, both veterans and active-duty service members — specifically claims that Defense Secretary Robert M. [read post]
10 Feb 2011, 7:58 pm by Jon Gelman
In January, Schumer and Nelson wrote to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates urging him to promptly issue guidance that requires protective respirator masks to be made available to all troops working in or near the pits. [read post]
21 Jan 2011, 4:32 pm by Kevin Jon Heller
by Kevin Jon Heller The New York Times has the story today: Defense Secretary Robert M. [read post]
11 Jan 2011, 6:41 pm by Christopher S. Jones
” District Court Ruling: Memorial is Constitutional The twenty years of litigation and 2006 federal seizure of Mount Soledad paved the way for Plaintiffs-Appellants, the Jewish War Veterans and several individuals (collectively, “the Jewish War Veterans”), to file lawsuits in federal court against the City of San Diego, the United States, Mount Soledad Memorial Association, and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, arguing that displaying the cross… [read post]
10 Jan 2011, 5:01 am by James Edward Maule
When Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced plans for a very small increase in the military budget for next fiscal year, plans that include shrinking the size of the Army and Marine Corps and cutting two major weapons systems, as explained in this story, Republicans objected, suggesting that the proposal puts the nation at risk. [read post]
8 Jan 2011, 11:49 am by Ian Ayres
It’s not surprising to see principal-agent contracts with oversight provisions, but in two recent statutes the lame duck Congress has arguably imposed undersight provisions on the President acting as our commander-in-chief:A major defense authorization bill, which “both chambers passed on the last day of Congress’s lame-duck session” included a “provision [that] forbids the transfer of any detainee to another country unless Defense Secretary… [read post]
2 Dec 2010, 8:10 am by Dan Filler
  Those are Defense Secretary Robert Gates' words. [read post]
10 Nov 2010, 1:47 pm by Lyle Denniston
Gays and lesbians in the military, the government brief added, now have greater protection because Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has recently adopted a services-wide policy that no one may be discharged under the policy without the approval of the highest official in each military department, with consultation with even higher Pentagon officials. [read post]
Over the weekend, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told the Associated Press that he would like to see Congress act to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" during the upcoming lame duck session, but that "I'm not sure what the prospects for that are. [read post]