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By Emelie Rutherford
House lawmakers have chosen a former congressman, retired Army general, military historian, and previous Pentagon policy official for a panel that will scrutinize the Pentagon's Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR).
The Democratic and Republican leaders of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) announced yesterday the four members they appointed. The independent Defense Department panel, which has a total of 20 seats, will assess the massive QDR report after Pentagon leaders sign off on it, likely in February 2010.
HASC Chairman Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) tapped retired Army Maj. Gen. Robert Scales and University of North Carolina professor Richard Kohn for the QDR oversight panel. Former Missouri Republican senator Jim Talent and Bush administration Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman were appointed by HASC Ranking Member Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.).