An influential lawmaker is concerned that the inclusion of more students from non-defense agencies at the National Defense University, which the Pentagon says will foster greater cooperation across the federal government, could inadvertently dilute NDU's high-quality professional military education. Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO), the top Democrat on the House Armed Committee who has long been active on military education issues, is concerned about a recommendation in the Quadrennial Defense Review calling for the transformation of the National Defense University "into...
