2005 QDR Could Shake Up Procurement Plans by Mid-July

By Jason Sherman / March 18, 2005 at 5:00 AM
Pentagon officials aim by mid-July to glean enough insights from the 2005 Quadrennial Defense Review to recommend significant changes to the planned acquisition of major weapons systems, according to Defense Department documents and officials. Specifically, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) plans to pen a "program decision memorandum-like" document by July 15 to adjust investments in the Pentagon's 2007-2011 spending plan and in its 2007 budget request, according to Pentagon documents. Program decision memoranda typically are issued late...

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