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Congress May Force DoD to Rewrite, Resubmit QDR

Congress May Force DoD to Rewrite, Resubmit QDR
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, center, Gen. Martin Dempsey, left, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and DoD Comptroller Robert Hale testify on DOD’s fiscal year 2015 budget request before the House Armed Services Committee on March 6, 2014. DOD photo

Even before the Defense Department released its Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), lawmakers had already threatened to reject it--and they followed through on their threats as soon as the report was release with the budget on March 4. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) announced on March 4 that QDRs have become less compliant over time and, as a result, he would introduce legislation to require the department to rewrite and resubmit the report to Congress. “A rigorous analysis…

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