Report: Gates tightens interview rules

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered top military officials to tell the Pentagon's public affairs branch before giving interviews.

The move follows an embarrassing episode that led to the removal last week of the commanding general in Afghanistan. But Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell says the move to tighten control on information was in the works long before that. Morrell says the order Gates issued Friday isn't meant to restrict information or press access to officials. But he says Gates was fed up with leaks. (AP)