Questions over JIEDDO's Future Touch on Thorny, Familiar Issues

By Sebastian Sprenger / February 6, 2009 at 5:00 AM
Officials in the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization are preparing a classified strategic plan for Pentagon leaders that could help determine what the Obama White House will do with the multibillion-dollar organization set up to spearhead the military's fight against roadside bombs, according to defense officials and experts. At issue is whether defense leaders elect to keep JIEDDO in its current form -- a move that could further anger lawmakers already concerned about oversight of the organization -- or...

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