WASHINGTON: The Defense Department indefinitely suspended its practice of holding private briefings for retired military analysts, following a recent New York Times report. The article reported on the business dealings and lobbying activities of some retired officers who provide commentary to broadcast news outlets.

Bryan Whitman, deputy assistant secretary for media operations, told PRWeek that current managers of the public affairs program who brief retired military analysts on current operations denied ever "disinviting" any officer from briefings as a ...