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Stars and Stripes: Hagel formalizes new policies on sexual assault; no massive revisions to military justice code

Aug 15 2013

Stars and Stripes reports: Pentagon officials on Thursday formally unveiled new sexual assault policies designed to bolster victim resources and...

Statement: Protect Our Defenders Says Pentagon’s Changes Still Fall Short of Fundamental Reform

Aug 15 2013

Protect Our Defenders issued the following statement today: Washington DC – Today, the Pentagon announced changes to address the epidemic of...

Guest Blog: Why I support S.967 Military Justice Improvement Act

Aug 15 2013

Thanks to Rosie Palfy for her guest blog post on serving in the U.S. Marines and why she supports Sen....

PRESS RELEASE: Protect Our Defenders Launches “Educate Your State” Initiative

Aug 14 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug 14, 2013 Contact: Brian Purchia, , brian@protectourdefenders.com *** PRESS RELEASE *** PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS LAUNCHES “EDUCATE YOUR STATE” INITIATIVE;...

The Key Differences: Gillibrand’s Amendment and Levin/McCaskill’s Proposal

Aug 14 2013

We’ve received a lot of questions about two proposals in the Senate from people who are concerned about the way...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: McCaskill on Meet the Press: No ‘coddling’ Pentagon on sexual assaults

Aug 12 2013

St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports: Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., argued this morning on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that stripping commanders of...

National Journal: For Military Sexual-Assault Survivors, Proposed Reforms Are Only a Start

Aug 12 2013

Brian Lewis, Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee member is featured in this National Journal article: “I don’t know if one...

[VIDEO] HuffPost Live: Senator Gillibrand LIVE

Aug 09 2013

Huffington Post Live reports: For more, go here.

MSNBC: Will a Tea Partier take on military sex-assault

Aug 09 2013

MSNBC reports: By announcing that she would challenge Sen. Lindsey Graham in the South Carolina Republican primary next year, Nancy...

[Video] Mediaite: John Oliver Scorches Military Sexual Assault Epidemic And The ‘Old Men’ Doing Nothing To Stop It

Aug 09 2013

Mediate comments on John Oliver’s disgust of military sexual assault and his interview with Sen. Kirsten Gilibrand who is leading...

[VIDEO] The Daily Show: Interview with Senator Gillibrand

Aug 08 2013

Senator Gilibrand on The Daily Show:

Bloomberg Businessweek: Pentagon Readies Sexual-Assault Rules Ahead of Congress Acting

Aug 08 2013

Protect Our Defenders’ executive director in Bloomberg Businessweek: Taryn Meeks, executive director of Protect Our Defenders, an advocacy group backing...

San Antonio Express-News Commentary: Gillibrand fights for military justice reform

Aug 08 2013

Hearst Washington Bureau Chief writes in San Antonio Express-News: In May, she introduced landmark legislation to transfer the decision-making on...

Capital New York: Gillibrand predicts a majority, and maybe 60, for her military reform bill

Aug 08 2013

Capital New York reports: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said any new rules being drafted by the Defense Department to cover sexual...

[VIDEO] Politico: Darren Samuelsohn on military sexual assault issue

Aug 08 2013

Politico reports: For more, go here.

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders says Pentagon’s proposed changes still fall short

Aug 08 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2013 PROTECT OUR DEFENDERS SAYS PENTAGON’S PROPOSED CHANGES STILL FALL SHORT OF FUNDAMENTAL REFORM Washington...

Politico: President Obama MIA on military sexual assault?

Aug 08 2013

Politico reports: Obama could argue he’s still done more to stamp out sexual assault in the military than any other...

Salon: Military sexual assault victims accuse Bob Filner of harassment

Aug 07 2013

Salon reports: Eldonna Fernandez told CNN that she met Filner at a National Women’s Veterans Association of America “Healing and...

New York Times: Pentagon Finishing Rules To Curb Sexual Assaults

Aug 07 2013

The New York Times reports: The initiatives come amid a growing national awareness of sexual assault in the military. Critics,...

[VIDEO] MSNBC: ‘This message is coming from the top’: Sexual assault undermines the military

Aug 07 2013

MSNBC reports: “I want you to hear it directly from me, the Commander-in -Chief,” Obama said, as the room grew...

Stars and Stripes: Hagel formalizes new policies on sexual assault; no massive revisions to military justice code

Statement: Protect Our Defenders Says Pentagon’s Changes Still Fall Short of Fundamental Reform

Guest Blog: Why I support S.967 Military Justice Improvement Act

PRESS RELEASE: Protect Our Defenders Launches “Educate Your State” Initiative

The Key Differences: Gillibrand’s Amendment and Levin/McCaskill’s Proposal

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: McCaskill on Meet the Press: No ‘coddling’ Pentagon on sexual assaults

National Journal: For Military Sexual-Assault Survivors, Proposed Reforms Are Only a Start

[VIDEO] HuffPost Live: Senator Gillibrand LIVE

MSNBC: Will a Tea Partier take on military sex-assault

[Video] Mediaite: John Oliver Scorches Military Sexual Assault Epidemic And The ‘Old Men’ Doing Nothing To Stop It

[VIDEO] The Daily Show: Interview with Senator Gillibrand

Bloomberg Businessweek: Pentagon Readies Sexual-Assault Rules Ahead of Congress Acting

San Antonio Express-News Commentary: Gillibrand fights for military justice reform

Capital New York: Gillibrand predicts a majority, and maybe 60, for her military reform bill

[VIDEO] Politico: Darren Samuelsohn on military sexual assault issue

STATEMENT: Protect Our Defenders says Pentagon’s proposed changes still fall short

Politico: President Obama MIA on military sexual assault?

Salon: Military sexual assault victims accuse Bob Filner of harassment

New York Times: Pentagon Finishing Rules To Curb Sexual Assaults

[VIDEO] MSNBC: ‘This message is coming from the top’: Sexual assault undermines the military

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