A decision in the review, managed by Jones Lundin Beals in Chicago, may come before 2005.
The review, managed by Select Resources International in West Hollywood, Calif., began in September.
A decision in the review, managed by Roth Associates, New York, is expected in September.
The decision came after a two-month review, managed by Goodman & Company in New York, that had been narrowed to Atmosphere, Digitas and Modem Media in Norwalk, Conn.
The review, managed by MatchWorks in New York, will include the incumbent agency of record, GMMB in Washington, part of the Omnicom Group.
The review, managed by Select Resources International in Los Angeles, had been narrowed to Campbell Mithun and the Chicago office of DDB Worldwide, part of the Omnicom Group.
The works published by university presses, after a rigorous process of academic peer review managed by press staff, stimulate and enrich American intellectual life.
Mr Cohen has now sent this "quadrennial defence review" (QDR) to Congress, which wants one (as the name implies) every four years.Predictably, a review managed by Pentagon officials and service chiefs avoids radical thinking.
The decision came after a two-month review, managed by Jones Lundin Beals in Chicago, that had been narrowed to Arnold, part of the Arnold Worldwide Partners division of Havas; Thompson; and Cramer-Krasselt in Chicago.
The creative assignment had been handled by Goodby, Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco, also owned by Omnicom, which declined an invitation to take part in the review, managed by Select Resources International.
