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House Bill Prods DoD On Quadrennial Review

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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The fiscal year 2010 defense authorization bill the House is expected to take up this week takes aim the Department of Defense's (DoD) approach to compiling its Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). The legislation that cleared the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) last week calls for reviews to be conducted of the forthcoming QDR after it is released early next year, by government auditors and a new congressionally appointed panel. In addition, the bill states the QDR should…

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