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Gay soldier shares reaction to GOP debate boos
Tags: DoD Report , DoD , military , gay rights
US military milestone: end to ban on gay service
Tags: DoD , Leon Panetta , Mike Mullen , military
Tuesday morning federal headlines - Sept. 20
On today's federal headlines: President Barack Obama has proposed cuts to federal benefits as part of his deficit-reduction plan and the Air Force Secretary said he wants to preserve key programs.
Tags: pay and benefits , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Amy Morris , Michael Donley , contracting , DoD , Vangent , Census
Air Force plans training for ending Don't Ask
Air Force officials will soon begin training Airmen in anticipation of the repeal of the law and policy commonly known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , USAF , Don't Ask Don't Tell
McChrystal to oversee military family initiative
Nearly a year after President Barack Obama fired Gen. Stanley McChrystal as his top commander in Afghanistan, the White House has asked him to head a new advisory board to support military families. But not the gay ones.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , Defense , Stanley McChrystal , Joining Forces , White House
DADT discharges totaled for FY 2010
More than 260 service members were discharged under the Pentagon's outgoing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy in the 2010 fiscal year.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , Pentagon , management
New Don't Ask protocol training set to start
On Friday, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters that the training of officers and troops the Pentagon has said is a predicate to full repeal would begin in February.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , Don't Ask Don't Tell , Pentagon , management
GAO tabulates costs of Don't Ask Don't Tell
A government analysis says that discharging gay service members cost the Pentagon nearly $200 million from 2004 to 2009. The money went mainly to recruit and train replacements.
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , Pentagon , management , GAO
DADT repealed -- now what?
Jeremy Johnson, formerly of the Navy, discussed some of the steps the military must take now that DADT will be repealed.
Tags: DoD , military , Barack Obama , Jeremy Johnson , Navy , gay rights , Dorobek Insider
Timeline for DADT repeal uncertain
With the military now able to set its own timeline, what can we expect for how long it will take? Dr. Larry Korb, a senior fellow with the Center for American Progress has more analysis.
Tags: Federal Drive , Defense , DoD Report , DADT repeal , Center for American Progress , Larry Korb
