The Pentagon will likely tap former Sens. John Warner (R-VA) and Bob Graham (D-FL) to chair an independent panel that will assess the department's Quadrennial Defense Review, according to Pentagon and congressional sources. At press time (Oct. 21), a Defense Department spokeswoman declined to comment on who will lead the "QDR Independent Panel." The process of confirming the panel's membership is rolling along as quickly as it can, she said. An assistant in Warner's law office told Inside the Pentagon...
