The Defense Department is launching eight follow-on assessments of the nearly complete Quadrennial Defense Review, aiming to continue examining a wide range of key issues addressed over the last 10 months, according to Pentagon officials and documents. Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England commissioned the new efforts -- dubbed "2005 Quadrennial Defense Review Execution Roadmaps" -- last week, assigning senior uniformed and civilian leaders responsibility for issues ranging from improving proficiency against irregular warfare to institutional reforms. "As the Quadrennial Defense...
