1. The Pentagon will announce Monday a finalized plan for lifting the military's ban on transgender troops in July. Each branch of the armed services will have a year to determine and implement any resultant changes to uniforms, housing, and recruitment. The decision is the result of a working group established last summer by Defense Secretary Ash Carter, who said at the time he expected to see the ban go provided the group did not produce evidence it would have an "adverse impact on military effectiveness and readiness." 2.