July 21, 2021 DOD Takes Phased Approach to Implementing Recommendations on Sexual Assault, Harassment The Defense Department plans to move forward with the recommendations made by an independent review commission on sexual assault in the military, with a goal to move cautiously and deliberately in implementing each of them, the deputy defense secretary said.
Feb. 19, 2021 DOD Taking Steps to Prevent Sexual Assault, Extremism Sexual assault and extremism will not be tolerated in the Defense Department, and steps are being taken to ensure that, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said at a Pentagon press briefing.