With Election Day fast approaching, Defense Secretary Robert Gates is busily laying the foundation for a smooth transition to the next administration, aiming to ensure military matters are well managed when either Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) or Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) enters the White House. Several major moves made behind the scenes in recent days will shape how the Bush administration's appointees at the Defense Department hand off responsibilities to their successors, Inside the Pentagon has learned. Gates established a...
