Read more Geoff Morrell stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/36899/geoff-morrell.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 22:56:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/94585/gates-clamps-down-on-media-pentagon-relations.html<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=745715&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331191717' border='0' />Defense Secretary Robert Gates is now requiring even top military brass to get Pentagon clearance for contact with reporters in an order issued yesterday to military and civilian personnel worldwide. The order tells officials to make sure they are not going out of bounds or unintentionally releasing information that the...In this Sunday, June 6, 2010 file photo, Defense Secretary Robert Gates addresses the media aboard a U.S. Military aircraft, en route to Baku, Azerbaijan, from Singapore.http://www.newser.com/story/94585/gates-clamps-down-on-media-pentagon-relations.htmlSat, 03 Jul 2010 08:38:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45745/pentagon-warned-prepare-to-shut-gitmo.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=163859&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331235144' border='0' />The Pentagon has been ordered by Defense Secretary Robert Gates to draw up plans to be prepared to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center soon after President-elect Obama takes office, reports the Voice of America. The immediate problem is what to do with prisoners who likely can't be convicted in...A US flag flies above a razor-wire topped fence at the Camp Six detention facility at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay.http://www.newser.com/story/45745/pentagon-warned-prepare-to-shut-gitmo.htmlFri, 19 Dec 2008 05:03:39 CST