The CRWG had, in the interval, conducted the survey of some 400, 000 servicemen and women, held scores of townhall-style meetings around the world and compiled a 300-plus page report.
The situation intensified further in November 2010 after Jeh Johnson briefed five top White House officials about the findings of the so-called Comprehensive Review Working Group (CRWG) - a Pentagon task force on the gays-in-the-military issue that he co-chaired.