On April 22, 2010, the Bush School of Government and Public Service and the U.S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute cosponsored a colloquium in Washington, DC, on a mid-term assessment of leadership and national security reform in the Obama administration. Panelists included experts from the Project on National Security Reform, the Foreign Policy Research Institute, the Hudson Institute, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Reserve Officers Association, the American Security Project, and Creative Associates International, Inc. The colloquium theme focused on the need for advancing the research and study of national security reform by engaging the invited participants in sharing their expertise on ways to develop a deeper awareness and understanding of the reform issues facing the U.S. Government. Three panels of national security experts discussed: "Assessing National Security Reform, " "Legislative Imperatives, " and "Assessing National Security Reform--The Way Forward.