Preparation for QDR Nearly Complete; Rumsfeld Could Launch Review Next Week

By Jason Sherman / February 2, 2005 at 5:00 AM
While preliminary work on the 2005 Quadrennial Defense Review is nearly compete, last-minute concerns raised by senior military officers about its focus are being ironed out and the Defense Department aims to begin the appraisal by mid-February, according to Pentagon sources. Aides to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in late January issued a revised draft of a memo outlining the scope and focus of the QDR that reflects changes sought by the Defense Department's four-star combatant commanders. This document, called a...

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