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Need To Know | No Silver Bullet | PBS

Duration: 09:19
Program: Need to Know #159
Broadcast Date: Jun. 24, 2011

Need to Know interviews a Center for Public Integrity contributing reporter about his investigation into the Department of Defenses's little-known organization, the Joint Improvised Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), and its $17 billion effort to combat IEDs in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Post Date: June 27, 2011