The Pentagon plans to hold two high-level meetings on the Quadrennial Defense Review this month, providing senior officials opportunities to wrestle with a sweeping array of issues regarding the future shape and capabilities of the U.S. armed forces as the congressionally mandated assessment moves into the homestretch. While a final QDR report will not be written until early next year, decisions with immediate budget implications are expected as soon as mid-July, according to officials directly involved in the review. Still,...
