The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, created to combat IEDs in Iraq and Afghanistan, will shrink but take on a much broader mission after the United States withdraws most of its troops from theater, according to a Pentagon interim report on the agency's future. The June report -- sent to congressional defense committees this week -- outlines how DOD will scale JIEDDO back while expanding its mission. "JIEDDO is transitioning from an organization with a 'laser-like focus' on countering...
