Washington ? A presidential commission created to examine troop and veterans care after the Walter Reed controversy may not have enough time to complete its work given its broad mission, a Senate leader said Thursday.

In a letter, Senate Veterans Affairs Chairman Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, asked President Bush for more specifics on how the nine-member panel plans to meet its June 30 deadline. The commission is led by former Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., and former Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala, a Democrat.

Following revelations of poor conditions and neglect in Walter Reed Army Medical Center’s outpatient care, Bush created the panel last week with a broad mandate of studying troop and veterans care from the battlefield through their transition to civilian life.

The commission – one of a slew of reviews under way by congressional committees, the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs – is expected to have its first meeting today to hire staff and find office space.