Rumors already are spreading about which Pentagon officials will follow Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld out the door. Fox News reports that at least two top personnel will be looking for a new venue—Pentagon comptroller Tina Jonas and intelligence chief Steve Cambone. Cambone has been a long-time Rumsfeld advisor and became the first to hold the Pentagon’s position of undersecretary for intelligence.
Active-duty transgender troops have until June 6 to self-identify and begin the voluntary separation process or wait and risk possible involuntary separation later—even as questions linger over how that decision might affect their security clearances for future employment.