Pentagon - Pentagon cancels $10 billion cloud contract given to Microsoft over Amazon

Ellie Kaufman, Zachary Cohen

CNN

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lead story - Reversing Trump, Pentagon releases new transgender policies

Lolita C. Baldor

ABC News

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lead story - Biden lifts Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in military

Luis Martinez

ABC News

cold weather training

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lead story - Stop pretending the transgender ban isn’t a ban

Diane H. Mazur
Politico

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Rhode Island - Sen. Reed Says Pentagon Shouldn't Adopt New Transgender Rule

Press
US News and World Report

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lead story - New Pentagon transgender rule sets limits for troops

Associated Press
NBC News

Arlington, VA

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lead story - Pentagon set to implement transgender ban

Press
CBS News

The Pentagon

Arlington, VA

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Donald Trump - The Loyal Soldier Reached His Limit

David Ignatius
Real Clear Politics

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Brunei - The Pentagon, China, Brunei, LGBTI & Islamic Shariah Law

Richard S. Ehrlich
Scoop

Brunei International Airport

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ezs note: I do understand that when we visit other countries, we need to respect their customs and mores, but do we need quaint aphorisms such as freedom of speech at the door?  (Oh, I forgot.  I'm living in Trumpworld.)

lead story - 120 House Democrats hit ‘flawed’ science in Pentagon’s plan limiting transgender people in military

Joe Davidson
The Washington Post

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First transgender recruit signs up to join US military

Ryan Browne'
CNN

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The Pentagon Can’t Stop the Trans Ban. Now It’s Time for Congress and the Courts to Act.

Jan Thompson
ACLU

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ezs note:  If you haven't yet joined, please consider joining the ACLU.  They're a worthy organization - and they fight for YOU.  

Trump Administration Is Reportedly About to Issue Its Transgender Ban to the Pentagon

Elliot Hannon
Slate

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Pence Working to Reverse Pentagon’s Transgender Policies

Paul McLeary
Foreign Policy

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Top general blames unclear science for transgender troops delay

Leo Shane III
Military Times

Albert Cashier

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ezs note:  Yes.  Let's think over this matter. Carefully.  Oh, never mind that  Albert Cashier served

honorably in the Civil War.  Yes.  Let's think.  Yes.

On eve of deadline, Pentagon delays plan to allow transgender recruits by 6 months

Dan Lamothe
Washington Post

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Female and Transgender Troops Fear Exclusion in Trump’s Pentagon

Dan De Luce and Paul McLeary
Yahoo!

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Pentagon to pay for ‘medically necessary’ sex-change operations for active transgender troops

Corey Dickstein
Stars and Stripes

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Ban on transgender troops to be lifted July 1

Tom Vanden Brook
USA Today

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Pentagon celebrates LGBT pride while changes to its transgender policy are stalled

Dan Lamothe
The Washington Post

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