Top Stories

• Panel Calls for More Force Structure Changes
• Cybersecurity Seizes More Attention, Budget Dollars
• Review Strikes Right Balance for Military, Admiral Says
• Cybersecurity Seizes More Attention, Budget Dollars
• Review Strikes Right Balance for Military, Admiral Says
Experts Provide Insights on Strategic Reports
Review Calls for Stronger Cooperation
Defense Review Foresees Long-term Role for National Guard
Review Upgrades Personnel Status; Budget Confirms It
Budget, Defense Reviews Key on Current Wars
Review Aims to Rebalance Forces, Puts People First
Lynn Lists Aerospace, Cyber-Age Challenges
Afghanistan, Iraq Drive Landmark Defense Review
McHugh Puts Soldiers, Families at Center of Agenda
Admiral Cites Need to Prepare for All Threats
General Cites Importance of Northeastern Asia
Marines Showcase Irregular Warfare Capabilities for QDR Panel
Vice Chairman Addresses Defense Program Reviews
Review Looks to Strike Balance Between Current, Future Needs
Defense Department Prepares Quadrennial Defense Review
Marine Corps Ready for Review's Scrutiny, Commandant Says
Military Needs New Strategy for Present, Future Threats, General Says
'Hybrid War' to Pull U.S. Military in Two Directions, Flournoy Says
U.S. Needs 'Pragmatic, Clear-Eyed' Defense Strategy, Flournoy Says
Pentagon Begins New Quadrennial Defense Review, Nuclear Posture Review

Rollout Briefings

• DOD News Briefing with Secretary Gates and Adm. Mullen from the Pentagon
• DOD News Briefing with Undersecretary Flournoy And Vice Adm. Stanley

Press Releases

• DOD Releases Defense Reviews, 2011 Budget Proposal, and 2010 War Funding Supplemental Request - Update (Feb. 1, 2009)
• Independent Panel To Assess DOD Quadrennial Defense Review Announced (Jan. 29, 2009)
• DOD Begins QDR, NPR Processes (April 23, 2009)

Fact Sheets & Briefing Slides

• 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review Briefing Slides (February 2010)
• 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review Fact Sheet (February 2010)
• 2010 QDR Update Fact Sheet (September 2009)
• QDR 101: What You Should Know Fact Sheet

Speeches & Transcripts

• House Appropriations Committee - SECDEF testimony (March 24, 2010)
• House Budget Committee - D-SECDEF Testimony (March 4, 2010)
• House Appropriations Committee - Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (March 24, 2010)
• Excerpt from Charlie Rose Show - Charlie Rose to USD(P) Flournoy (March 19, 2010)
House Budget Committee - Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn, III (March 4, 2010)
American Legion Commander's Call - Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn, III (March 2, 2010)
American Federation of Government Employees - Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn, III (Feb. 20, 2010)
Aviation Week Defense Technology and Requirements Conference - Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Forces Kathleen Hicks (Feb. 17, 2010)
Roundtable on Cyber Security with Australian Business and Civic Leaders - Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn, III (Feb. 13, 2010)
Hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on the QDR - Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy (Feb. 4, 2010)
Foreign Press Center Briefing on the QDR and BMDR - Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Forces Kathleen Hicks, Director of the Office of Missile Defense Policy Dr. DeBiaso (Feb. 4, 2010) | Audio | Video
Hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on the QDR and BMDR - Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen (Feb. 3, 2010)
DOD Bloggers Roundtable Teleconference: QDR and BMDR - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Strategic Affairs Michael Nacht and Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks (Feb.3, 2010)
QDR Event at the Council on Foreign Relations - Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy (Feb. 2, 2010)
Hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee on the QDR and BMDR - Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen (Feb. 2, 2010)
DOD News Briefing with Secretary Gates and Adm. Mullen from the Pentagon - Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, Arlington, VA (Feb. 1, 2010)
DOD News Briefing with Undersecretary Flournoy and Vice Adm. Stanley - Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy, Arlington, VA (Feb. 1, 2010)
Remarks at the House of Commons All-Party Parliamentary Group on Transatlantic Security - Deputy Secretary Of Defense William J. Lynn, III (Jan. 25, 2010)
Remarks at the Aerospace and Defense Finance Conference - Deputy Secretary Of Defense William J. Lynn, III (Dec. 2, 2009)
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Testimony - Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Forces Kathleen Hicks (Oct. 28, 2009)
The Contested Commons - Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy (July 2009)
Department of Defense Bloggers Roundtable - Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy Amanda Dory (June 11, 2009)
Whither the Forward-Basing of U.S. Forces? - Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General James Cartwright (June 4, 2009)
Complex Operations and Counterinsurgency: Building the Army of the 21st Century - Chief of Staff of the Army General George W. Casey, Jr. (May 28, 2009)
Marine Corps Operations: Today and in 2025 - Commandant of the Marine Corps General James T. Conway (May 15, 2009)
Navy League Sea, Air, and Space Expo - Deputy Secretary of Defense William J. Lynn, III (May 5, 2009)
Future of the Maritime Presence - Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz (May 1, 2009)
Rebalancing the Force: Major Issues for QDR 2010 - Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michèle Flournoy (April 29, 2009)
Background Briefing on Quadrennial Defense Review - April 23, 2009
Bridging the Gap Between Defense Strategy and Execution - Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Forces Kathleen Hicks (March 11, 2009)
A Balanced Strategy - Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (January/February 2009)