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Publications ListCSBA’s publications consider the changing character of threats to the United States and analyze their implications for US defense policy and strategy, force structure and weapon systems programs, and investment priorities. CSBA’s research further examines how the US military could transform itself to respond to these changing circumstances and to exploit opportunities, providing detailed assessments on a range of transformation issues. |
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Littoral Combat Ship: An Examination of Its Possible Concepts of Operations
03/03/2010 The report considers the most effective uses of the Littoral Combat Ships and offers possible inputs on the ships’ projected missions, ways in which they could be employed, their distinguishing characteristics and additional missions could they accomplish with certain modifications.
Why AirSea Battle?
02/19/2010 this report argues that a new Air Force-Navy AirSea Battle concept is needed to preserve a stable military balance in the Western Pacific and the Persian Gulf.
Few Surprises in the FY 2011 Defense Budget Request
02/01/2010
The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review: An Initial Assessment
02/01/2010 This CSBA Backgrounder provides an initial assessment of the QDR’s strategy and force planning dimensions.
Looking Ahead to the FY 2011 Defense Budget
01/26/2010 This backgrounder places the defense budget within the context of the United States’ overall fiscal outlook, reviews how defense dollars have been allocated over the past decade, and highlights budgetary and programmatic issues that will complicate DoD’s planning over the Future Year Defense Program.
Mark Gunzinger Joins CSBA
01/20/2010 The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments welcomes Mark A. Gunzinger as the Center’s new Senior Fellow. “Mark joins us at an extremely opportune moment, as we focus our activities on the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review and the strategic direction of the Air Force,” notes CSBA’s Vice President for Strategic Studies, Jim Thomas.
Release of Defense Planning for the Long Haul Report
01/11/2010 CSBA’s newest release, Defense Planning for the Long Haul: Scenarios, Operational Concepts, and the Future Security Environment, translates the principal strategic challenges the United States is likely to confront into a set of plausible scenarios. The report comes just weeks in advance of the Defense Department’s submission of the Quadrennial Defense Review to Congress in early February.
Defense Planning for the Long Haul: Scenarios, Operational Concepts, and the Future Security Environment
01/11/2010 This report translates the principal strategic challenges the United States is likely to confront into a set of plausible scenarios.
CSBA Welcomes New Board Members
01/08/2010 The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), a recognized leader in innovative thinking on defense planning and investment strategies, today announced the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors: Pierre Samuel “Pete” du Pont, Victor “Vic” H. Fazio, Nelson M. Ford, James “Jim” J. Shinn and Laurence Zuriff. The new members will be joining Dave McCurdy (Chair), Dan Coats, Devon Gaffney Cross, Jack Keane, Elihu Rose and R. James Woolsey.
Estimating Funding for Afghanistan
12/01/2009 The deployment of additional troops to Afghanistan over the coming months will require additional funding in Fiscal Year 2010 (FY10). It is difficult to precisely estimate the cost that will be incurred by the deployment due to a variety of factors including the composition of the forces deployed and the specific mission they are given. The adversary also has a say in determining the operational tempo of our forces, and thus the costs incurred in terms of such items as fuel, ammunition, and equipment. Still, historical trends in the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan can provide a useful guide for making such an estimate.
The War in Afghanistan in Strategic Context
11/17/2009 prepared statement for testimony before U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation
Avoiding a DoD Bailout
10/21/2009 Guest posting in Budget Insight, a Stimson Center Blog http://budgetinsight.wordpress.com/
US Nuclear Forces: Meeting the Challenge of a Proliferated World
10/02/2009 This report seeks to provide the basis for an informed and constructive debate over the role of nuclear weapons in the overall US defense posture. To this end, the principal focus is on identifying the existing and emerging security environment as it pertains to nuclear weapons. The report also offers some recommendations on how the United States might best respond to the challenges posed by nuclear proliferation, and, hopefully, create a more secure global environment.
An Air Force Strategy for the Long Haul
09/17/2009 This monograph discusses the current state of the United States Air Force and how it can better align its institutional identity and force posture to the future security environment. It offers a fiscally-constrained menu of recommendations for how that realignment might be realized over the next twenty years, with a larger force posture in mind.
The F-22 Program in Retrospect
09/08/2009 This backgrounder reviews the F-22 acquisition program, focusing on the cost increases and schedule slippages; considers lessons learned, and offers insights on the possible future directions for the program.
Analysis of the FY10 Defense Authorization Bills
09/03/2009
Regaining Strategic Competence
09/01/2009 The central argument of this report is that, in light of the complex and intensifying security challenges the United States now faces, the nation can no longer afford poor strategic performance. The time to reverse the decline in US strategic competence is long overdue. The first task is for American political and military leaders to develop a clearer understanding of what strategy actually is, and what cognitive skills are necessary to craft and implement good strategies.
Resourcing a Full Spectrum Army
08/31/2009 Presentation slides from August 28, 2009 Symposium on G-8 Future of the Army
Life After FCS
08/26/2009 This backgrounder offers some preliminary observations on the likely characteristics of the new program, and raises several questions that the Army will have to address as it goes forward.
Press Briefing on the Release of Budget Request Analysis Report
08/12/2009
Classified Funding in the FY 2010 Defense Budget Request
08/12/2009
Impact of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on the US Military’s Plans, Programs, and Budgets
08/12/2009 This report assesses the effect that the operations in these two theaters have had on the plans, programs, and budgets of the US military, specifically those of the US Army. It makes projections for the future costs of the operations in these two theaters.
Analysis of the FY 2010 Defense Budget Request
08/12/2009 This report provides an accessible and comprehensive break down of the Administration’s defense budget requests, offer an historical context of defense spending and make projections for the future. This year the report includes the highlight of the differences from previous Administration’s budgets, such as the transition from supplemental appropriations into the base budget, program cuts and cancellations and unfunded priorities not included in the budget.
Correcting Course: The Cancellation of the FCS Program
07/30/2009 A look at the Future Combat Systems and Secretary Gates' recent decision to cancel the program
The Future of the MV-22 Osprey
06/23/2009 Prepared remarks for the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing
Ambassador Eric Edelman Joins CSBA
06/01/2009 The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments welcomes Ambassador Eric S. Edelman as the Center’s new Distinguished Fellow.
Reshaping America's Alliances for the Long Haul
06/01/2009 This report considers whether America’s current alliances are adequate or appropriate for helping the US meet its security challenges and the ways in which the current alliance portfolio should be revised to address future challenges.
High Energy Laser and High Power Microwave
05/20/2009 presentation slides from congressional conference
Directed Energy Discussion
05/20/2009 presentation slides from congressional conference
Solid-State Laser Weapon Systems: Bridging the Gap -- or Bridge Too Far?
05/20/2009 presentation slides from congressional conference
Budget Request Begins Shift Toward Balanced Defense Posture
05/07/2009 Today’s release of the Obama Administration’s FY 2010 budget request signals a new direction for the Department of Defense. While the top-line budget figures and many of the programmatic decisions have already been released, the detailed budget unveiled today provides some clues as to how the new administration plans to remake the Defense Department. It begins the process of rebalancing the DoD’s portfolio of programs and activities to align them better with the national defense strategy.
Gates Submits Reform Budget for FY2010
05/07/2009 Secretary Gates termed the FY 2010 defense budget a “reform budget.” With today’s release of the detailed budget request, we begin to see what shape that reform will take and where he intends to lead the Department. This budget is a departure from the previous administration’s budgets.
Nuclear Terrorism: Assessing the Threat, Developing a Response
04/22/2009 This report examines tthe issue of nuclear terrorism and attempts to answer the following questions: How real is the risk that a terrorist group could acquire or construct a functional nuclear device, and how might it attempt to do so? Which group poses the greatest threat in this regard,how has that threat changed over time, and is it currently growing or abating? What existing and prospective measures will prove most effective in preventing terrorists from obtaining a nuclear weapon, stopping them from delivering and detonating a weapon if prevention fails, and responding both at home and abroad in the event that an attack succeeds?
Somali Piracy: Not Just a Naval Problem
04/17/2009 CSBA's look at the issue of piracy, its implications for the US policy and recommendations on effective means to combat piracy
Assessment of Secretary Gates' Decisions with CSBA's Defense Program Outlined in the "Strategy for the Long Haul"
04/10/2009 On April 6, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced substantial changes to the defense program that bring it more in line with CSBA’s "Strategy for the Long Haul” series of monographs. The reports are the culmination of over two years of research and analysis by CSBA, and assess existing and emerging challenges to US security, defense resources, the military services and their programs, America’s alliance structure, and strategy. This is a comparison of CSBA’s recommendations with the decisions made by Secretary Gates.
Jim Thomas and Todd Harrison Join CSBA Team
04/09/2009 The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments is pleased to announce the addition of Jim Thomas and Todd Harrison to its expert team. Jim Thomas joins CSBA as Vice President for Studies, and will direct the organization’s strategic studies and defense spending research and programs. Todd Harrison will lead the budget program as Fellow for Defense Budget Studies.
Gates Fires Opening Salvo in the Obama Administration's Defense Review
04/06/2009 CSBA's Comment on Secretary Gates' Announcement
The Future of U.S. Ground Forces
03/26/2009 Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Airland Subcommittee
The Project on National Security Reform: Challenges and Requirements
03/19/2009 Testimony Before the U.S. House of Representatives House Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation
Release of New Book on Piracy and Maritime Terrorism
03/13/2009 press release announcing release of new book by Martin Murphy
Special Operations Forces: Challenges and Opportunities
03/03/2009 Prepared testimony for the U.S. House of Representatives House Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities
Charting A Course
02/17/2009 presentation slides from congressional briefing
The US Navy: Charting a Course for Tomorrow's Fleet
02/17/2009 In this report, Work assesses the adequacy and affordability of current US Navy plans in light of trends in naval warfare, expected future budget environments and the likely operational demands associated with the enduring long-term strategic challenges. The report recommends changes to the current Navy plans in order to envision a future fleet that is more capable and affordable. 25th Annual Pre-Budget Release Briefing
02/12/2009
Audio record of the briefing with Andrew Krepinevich and Stan Collender
Near-Term Prospects for Battlefield Directed-Energy Weapons
02/05/2008 Technical challenges that have long delayed the fielding of directed-energy weapons for battlefield use finally appear to be giving way to technical and engineering progress. CSBA investigates whether SSL technology has matured sufficiently to be employed in tactical environments.
The Case for Long-Range Strike: 21st Century Scenarios
02/03/2009 The report examines the needs, specifications, rationales and urgency for land-based, penetrating, long-range strike system (LRSS) in light of the security environment confronting the United States in the early twenty-first century.
Think Tank Warns Against Deferring LRSS Programs
02/03/2009 Announcement of the Release of New Report on Long-Range Strike
Seven Deadly Scenarios to Be Released Today
01/27/2009 The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments announces the release of 7 DEADLY SCENARIOS: A Military Futurist Explores War in the 21st Century, a new book written by the Center’s President and CEO, Dr. Andrew Krepinevich.
Cost of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Other Military Operations Through 2008 and Beyond
12/15/2008 In this report, Steven Kosiak, Vice President for Budget Studies at CSBA offers a comprehensive picture of the direct budgetary costs of US military operations conducted since 2001. The report also discusses the means used to budget for and finance these operations, and includes projections of how much more these operations might cost over the coming decade. 
The US Marine Corps: Fleet Marine Forces for the 21st Century
11/17/2008 The report makes recommendations for Marine Corps strategic,operational and organizational concept development that will help position the Marines to maximize their utility and value as soldiers of the sea, able to successfully support US national security objectives in an increasingly complex and dangerous world. 
Fleet Marine Forces for the 21st Century
11/18/2008 Presentation slides from Reorienting US Military Services Conference Special Operations Forces: Future Challenges and Opportunities
11/17/2008
Special Operations Forces: Future Challenges and Opportunities An Army at the Crossroads
11/17/2008
An Army at the Crossroads
Special Operations Forces: Future Challenges and Opportunities
11/18/2008 Presentation slides from Reorienting US Military Services Conference 
An Army at Crossroads
11/18/2008 Presentation slides from Reorienting US Military Services Conference 
An Army At The Crossroads
11/17/2008 The report makes recommendations on achieving a more balanced force—one that is not only balanced between the demands of irregular and conventional operations, but also one that is more evenly weighted between the Active and Reserve Components. Fleet Marine Forces for the 21st Century
11/17/2008
Fleet Marine Forces for the 21st Century 
Special Operation Forces: Future Challenges and Opportunities
11/17/2008 This report addresses the expansion and growing role of US Special Operations Forces.
FY2009 Defense Appropriations Act
10/22/2008 Analysis of the September 24, 2008 conference agreement on the FY 2009 defense appropriations act 
The US Defense Industrial Base: Past, Present and Future
10/15/2008 The report reviews the industry’s performance since World War II; considers the role of the federal government in facilitating a more efficient and effective structure; and raises the question of what may need to be done to ensure that the industrial base can meet the requirements of the US military Services in coming decades. 
Military Manpower for the Long Haul
10/15/2008 This report discusses the requirements and challenges confronting military manpower in coming years. It considers a range of proposals for improving recruitment and retention efforts, including both relatively narrow traditional options and new, broader approaches.
Comparison of the FY 2009 Senate and House Defense Authorization Bills
09/17/2008 On April 30, 2008, the full Senate passed its version of the fiscal year (FY) 2009 defense authorization act. The House passed its version of the bill on May 22. This Update provides a brief assessment of how these two bills compare, both to each other and to the administration’s request. The administration’s defense budget request is also working its way through the House and Senate appropriations process.
Analysis of Proposals to Allocate Four Percent of GDP to Defense
09/09/2008 Although proponents of the “four percent solution” have sometimes been imprecise in terms of exactly what they are proposing, many proposals appear to call for spending at least four percent of GDP on defense exclusive of war costs. This analysis offers a brief assessment of the logic and wisdom of adopting such an approach. 
Integrating Disruptive Technologies in DoD
09/04/2008
Defense Investment Strategies
08/22/2008
Defense Investment Strategies Challenges to US National Security
08/22/2008
Challenges to US National Security Training, Operational Art, and Strategic Competence
08/22/2008
Training, Operational Art, and Strategic Competence Strategy for the Long Haul: Welcome
08/22/2008
Strategy for the Long Haul: Welcome 
The Challenges to U.S. National Security
08/21/2008 This report translates the principal challenges to US security into a representative set of contingencies in order to determine what resources will be required, and how they should be apportioned among forces and capabilities. 
Defense Investment Strategies in an Uncertain World
08/21/2008 This report provides a framework for thinking about investment strategies at a time when the United States is at war, and facing the need to transform its military owing to the likelihood of significant shifts in the character of the military competition. 
U.S. Defense Budget -- Options and Choices for the Long Haul
08/21/2008 This report overviews the budget environment and explores a range of options to make the Services’ plans more affordable. 
U.S. Combat Training, Operational Art, and Strategic Competence
08/21/2008 This report assesses the need for an overhaul of training and education of America’s service personnel and the importance of strategic thinking in senior leaders. 
Future Security Environment Presentation
08/21/2008 Presentation slides from August 21, 2008 Strategy for the Long Haul initiative launch. 
Strategic Competence Presentation
08/21/2008 Presentation slides from August 21, 2008 Strategy for the Long Haul initiative launch. 
Investment Strategies Presentation
08/21/2008 Presentation slides from August 21, 2008 Strategy for the Long Haul initiative launch.
Language and Cultural Awareness Transformation
07/09/2008 Prepared testimony for the record
Classified Funding in the FY 2009 Defense Budget Request
06/18/2008
Range, Persistence, Stealth, and Networking: The Case for a Carrier-Based Unmanned Combat Air System
06/18/2008 The report argues that the strategic value of the improvements in range, persistence, stealth and networking offered by the N-UCAS (Naval Unmanned Combat Air System) are crucial in responding to increasingly long-range threats to the aircraft carrier.
Dissuasion Strategy vis-a-vis China
05/06/2008 Presentation Slides from Congressional Briefing
Dissuasion Strategy
05/06/2008
Dissuasion Strategy
05/06/2008 The report dissects the concept of dissuasion; highlights its differences with deterrence; offers insight on how it can be operationalized; and solutions for overcoming possible impediments.
Analysis of the FY 2009 Defense Budget Request
04/21/2008 There is considerable uncertainty concerning the amount of funding needed to cover the cost of the ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is similarly unclear how much funding would be needed to fully implement the Services’ long-term force structure, readiness and modernization plans. However, because of cost growth in weapons acquisition programs, as well as military personnel and operations and maintenance (O&M) activities, it is likely that implementing those plans would require spending substantially more on defense than proposed by the administration. Moreover, because of changing demographics, rising health care costs and other factors it may prove difficult to sustain such high defense spending levels.
HISTORICAL AND PROJECTED FUNDING FOR DEFENSE: PRESENTATION OF THE FY 2009 REQUEST IN TABLES AND CHARTS
03/31/2008 This Update includes seven tables and three graphs that present key defense budget data recently released as part of the administration’s FY 2008 budget submission.
Overview of the Administration's FY 2009 Request for Homeland Security
03/30/2008 Estimating how much needs to be spent on homeland security in order to protect the United States effectively from terrorist attacks is an extremely difficult task—far beyond the scope of this brief overview of the administration’s funding request for FY 2009. Given the enormous challenges related to homeland security that the United States faces, it is possible that substantially more funding may be needed than has been proposed by the administration.
GWOT Presentation
03/27/2008 Presentation Slides from the Senate Future Defense Planning Needs Seminar
A Cooperative Strategy for the 21st Century Seapower
03/26/2008 The backgrounder offers a general assessment of A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower, highlighting its nature,origins, strengths and weaknesses.
CSBA New Report on GWOT
02/25/2008 The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments has released a new report, “The Global War on Terrorism: An Assessment,” authored by Senior Fellow Robert C. Martinage.The report concludes that the United States reached a high-water mark in the war on terrorism in 2003. At that time, the Taliban had been overthrown and al Qaeda stripped of its sanctuary in Afghanistan, ten of al Qaeda’s senior-most leaders had been captured or killed, dozens of jihadi cells had been rolled up, and several partner countries had significantly improved their counterterrorism capabilities.
The Global War on Terrorism: An Assessment
02/23/2008 The report dissects the Salafi-Jihadi and Khomeinism threats, their ideology, roots, actors and capabilities; offers a region-by-region assessment of the current threat; and offers suggestions on strategy and capabilities vital in the War on Terrorism.
Military Readiness: Cost Effectiveness of U.S. Plans for Reset, Force Expansion and Weapons Modernization
02/14/2008 Prepared statement by CSBA Vice President for Budget Studies Steven Kosiak for the House Armed Services Committee hearing on Military Readiness: Cost-Effectiveness of US Plans for Reset, Force Expansion and Weapons Modernization.
FY 2009 Request
02/04/2008 FY 2009 Request Would Bring DoD Budget to Record (or Near-Record) Levels
U.S. Strategy in Iraq: A Third Way Alternative
01/23/2008 Prepared remarks for the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation hearing
Financial Action on the FY 2008 Defense Appropriations Act
12/20/2007 This analysis provides a brief description of the FY 2008 DoD appropriations act.
Report Raises Questions About Costs and Effectiveness of Space-Based Weapons
11/01/2007 The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments has released a new report “Arming the Heavens: A Preliminary Assessment of the Potential Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Space-Based Weapons” authored by Steven Kosiak, CSBA’s Vice President for Budget Studies.
Arming the Heavens
10/31/2007 A Preliminary Assessment of the Potential Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Space-Based Weapons
Of IEDs and MRAPs
10/17/2007 Presentation Slides from Congressional Briefing
Of IEDs and MRAPs: Force Protection in Complex Irregular Operations
10/17/2007 Political and military leaders are currently grappling with the question of how much to invest in a new system of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected armored vehicles without undermining the ability of the force to conduct the current mission, or its effectiveness across the range of missions and operating environments in the years ahead. This paper’s purpose is to ensure that the issues relevant to arriving at a good decision are given proper consideration.
CSBA Questions DoD's Substantial Investment in MRAP
10/17/2007 The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments today released Of IEDs and MRAPs: Force Protection in Complex Irregular Operations, by Andrew F. Krepinevich, President, and Dakota L. Wood, Senior Fellow. This analysis reviews the current effort by the Defense Department to acquire and field thousands of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) class vehicles, and to do so on a crash program basis, in support of US forces in Iraq.
U.S. Fixed-Wing Modernization Plans: Near Term Choices
09/19/2007 Presentation slides from congressional briefing
The Cost of US Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
09/13/2007 This paper provides an estimate of how much funding has been provided for military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere since FY 2001, describes how that funding has been provided and allocated among different programs and activities, provides a range of estimates of how much funding might be required for 2008 and beyond, and compares the cost of these operations to past wars.
Assessing the Surge
09/10/2007 Slides from closed Senate Briefing
Comparison of the FY 2008 House and SASC Defense Authorization Bills
08/13/2007 This analysis provides a brief comparison of the House and SASC versions of the FY 2008 defense authorization act.
Classified Funding in the FY 2008 Defense Budget Request
07/25/2007
Overview of the Administration's FY 2008 Request for Homeland Security
07/23/2007 Estimating how much needs to be spent on homeland security in order to effectively protect the United States from terrorist attacks is an extremely difficult task—far beyond the scope of this brief overview of the administration’s funding request for FY 2008. Given the enormous challenges related to homeland security that the United States faces, it is possible that substantially more funding may be needed than has been proposed by the administration. Conversely, in some areas, there may be significant limitations as to how much—realistically—providing additional funding can do to improve US homeland security.
The Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration Program: A New Dawn for Naval Aviation?
07/11/2007 Presentation Slides from Congressional Briefing co-sponsored by Senator Dorgan
U.S. Fighter Modernization Plans: Near-Term Choices
06/20/2007 Under current plans, the US military will spend over $300 billion on fighter modernization over the next several decades, primarily for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. This is far more than is projected to be spent on any other major acquisition program. Barry Watts and Steven Kosiak, the authors of the report discuss military requirements for US airpower and the affordability of existing plans.
Defense Roles, Missions, and Requirements
06/20/2007 Testimony before the House Armed Services Committee
Analysis of the FY 2008 Defense Budget Request
06/07/2007 in coming years pressure will grow for DoD to scale back its plans, including both major modernization efforts (e.g., the F-35, FCS and DDG 1000 programs) and force structure plans. There is good reason to believe that by adopting a scaled-back and more transformation-oriented defense plan the United States could avoid (or offset) much of the cost growth that is otherwise projected in DoD’s plans, by CBO and others, and still adequately meet its security requirements. However, so long as a large US military presence is required in Iraq or it is deemed necessary to maintain the capability to conduct such large-scale stability operations in the future, it will be difficult or impossible to make reductions in some programs and activities—especially in Army and Marine Corps force structure.
Historical and Projected Funding for Defense: Presentation of the FY 2008 Request in Tables and Charts
06/07/2007 This Update includes seven tables and three graphs that present key defense budget data recently released as part of the administration’s FY 2008 budget submission. These tables and graphs include: National Defense Budget Authority and Outlays; National Defense Budget Authority, FY 1946–2012; National Defense Budget Authority, FY 1946–2012; National Defense Outlays, FY 1946–2012; DoD Budget Authority by Title; FY 2008 Request for Selected Weapon Systems; DoD Budget by Service, FY 1980–2013; FY 2008 Federal Budget Request in Outlays; National Defense, Federal Spending and the Gross Domestic Product; Defense Spending as a Share of GDP.
The Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration Program
05/10/2007 Aircraft carriers are one of America’s key power-projection systems. To ensure their continued operational effectiveness and survivability in the future security environment, they need to be equipped with new air platforms with greater range (independent reach), greater persistence (ability to loiter over the target area), and improved stealth (ability to survive in contested airspace).
Avoiding the Plague
05/09/2007 Given the highly lethal nature of some biological agents, the spread of biotechnology and related industries and expertise, and the interest of some terrorist groups in causing mass casualties, there is little prospect that the United States will be able shield its population entirely from bioterrorist attacks. Enacting the funding increases and other changes outlined in this report would be an important first step on the road toward achieving this more effective—albeit necessarily imperfect—capability.
CSBA Issues New Bioterror Report
05/09/2007 CSBA releases new Report "Avoiding the Plague: an Assessment of U.S. Plans and Funding for Countering Bioterrorism" by Steven Kosiak
A New Global Defense Posture for the Second Transoceanic Era
04/20/2007 Whenever the nation contemplates making a major shift in its global defense posture, planned changes should be seriously and broadly debated, because these changes will shape and constrain US strategic options for some time. While the broad outlines for the ongoing shift in the US defense posture appear to be headed in the right direction, the changes have generally been made without much public or even internal governmental debate. Several important questions remain to be fully answered, and further changes will likely be required to address several existing or looming 21st century strategic challenges.
A New Transformation Plan for the Navy's Surface Battle Line
04/19/2007 This report is an expansion of a Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments Backgrounder entitled Know When to Hold ’Em: Modernizing the Navy’s Surface Battle Line, dated September 20, 2006. It provides a broader, historical-based analysis of the Navy’s current plans to modernize and recapitalize its fleet of guided-missile cruisers, guided-missile destroyers, and general-purpose destroyers, and proposes a different transformation approach than the one now being pursued.
The Future of U.S. Ground Forces: Challenges and Requirements
04/17/2007 Testimony before the Unites States Senate Committee on Armed Services
A New Global Defense Posture for the Second Transoceanic Era
04/13/2007 Slides from Future Defense PLanning Needs seminar for Senior Congressional Staff
Know When to Hold'Em, Know When to Fold'Em
03/07/2007 This Backgrounder is the Executive Summary from the upcoming CSBA report: Robert. O. Work, Know When to Hold ‘Em, Know When to Fold ‘Em: Thinking about Navy Plans for the Future Surface Battle Line (Washington, DC: Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, forthcoming).
Six Decades of Guided Munitions and Battle Networks: Progress and Prospects
03/01/2007 The research and analysis underlying this report began in 2003 and aimed at answering the following question. How has the maturation of non-nuclear guided munitions during the late 1980s and early 1990s affected the conduct of warfare by advanced militaries, especially by the various combat arms of the US armed forces?
New Counterinsurgency Doctrine and Baghdad Surge
02/28/2007 Presentation slides from Future Defense Planning Needs Seminar for Senior Congressional Staff
Stealthy Mobility & Support Aircraft for US Special Operations Forces
02/22/2007 Presentation slides from the CSIS Future of SOF Aviation Project
Technological Implications of the 2006 QDR
02/21/2007 Presentation Slides from briefing to MIT and Lincoln Laboratories
Seabasing: All Ahead Slow
02/06/2007 Slides from the Marcus Evans Third Annual Seabasing Conference
The Global War on Terror: Costs, Cost Growth and Estimating Funding Requirements
02/06/2007 Testimony Before the Senate Budget Committee
Both DoD Base and War Budgets Receive Big Boosts
02/05/2007 The Bush Administration today announced that it will request some $483 billion to cover the peacetime costs of Department of Defense (DoD) in fiscal year (FY) 2008.1 In addition to this funding in DoD’s “base” budget, the administration’s latest plan includes a request for $141.7 billion to cover the FY 2008 costs of the Global War on Terror (GWOT), including military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Thus, altogether, under the new plan DoD is projected to receive some $624.6 billion in FY 2008.
U.S.-China Relationship:Economics and Security in Perspective
02/02/2007 Testimony Before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
Hardware Requirements for Counterinsurgency
01/26/2007 Presentation slides from CSBA Senior Congressional Staff Briefing
Cost of the Global War on Terror
01/18/2007 Testimony of CSBA Budget Studies Director Steven Kosiak before the House Budget Committee
CSBA Announces Two New Board Members
01/18/2007 CSBA Announes TwoNew Board Members
Seabasing: All Ahead, Slow
11/14/2006 Presentation Slides from Congressional Briefing on Seabasing
CSBA Releases New Report: Thinking About Seabasing: All Ahead, Slow
10/19/2006 The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments has released Thinking About Seabasing: All Ahead, Slow by Senior Analyst Robert Work
Modernizing the Navys Surface Battle Line
09/20/2006 The 84 guided missile cruiser and destroyers soon to be in commissioned service in the Navy's surface battle line, all equipped with the superb AEGIS anti-air warfare combat system and the flexible vertical launch (missile) system (VSL), will represent pe
CSBA Releases New Report: Spending on US Nuclear Forces
09/14/2006 The report analyzes options the United States might pursue over the next several decades to modernize its nuclear offensive strategic forces.
Spending on US Strategic Nuclear Forces
09/01/2006 The report analyzes options the United States might pursue over the next several decades to modernize its nuclear offensive strategic forces
Send in the Advisers
07/11/2006 Significant change in the security environment is under way. However, the Pentagon is yet to catch up with these changes in the way wars are conducted.
Overview of the Administration's FY 2007 Request for Homeland Security
6/26/2006 The Bush Administration’s fiscal year (FY) 2007 budget request includes $58.3 billion for homeland security. About $27.8 billion of this request is allocated to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Steven Kosiak breaks down the numbers.
Evolving Military Affairs
05/22/2006 Significant change in the security environment is under way. However, the Pentagon is yet to catch up with these changes in the way wars are conducted.
Classified Funding in the FY 2007 Defense Budget Request
5/17/2006 FY 2007 DoD Budget inludes most classified acquisition funding since Cold War (FY 1988). Steven Kosiak presents key DoD budget data.
Analysis of the FY 2007 Defense Budget Request
04/25/2006 An anlysis of the $562 billion request for national defense authority for fiscal year 2007.
Historical and Projected Funding For Defense: Presentation of the FY 2007 Request in Tables and Charts
4/07/2006 FY 2007 DoD Budget likely to hit $513 Billion. Steven Kosiak presents key DoD budget data in tables and graphs.
Analyze US Earmarks, Forget Line-Item Veto
04/03/2006 Like other folk remedies, the line-item veto President George W. Bush has reqested to curb congressional earmarks could foster a false sense of security while undermining the patient's well-being. Congress should adopt the proposal of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., requiring advance disclosure of the sponsorship, beneficiaries and cost implications of each earmark. The resulting publicity likely would weed out many of the more debatable earmarks.
The 313-Ship Fleet and the Navy's 30-year Shipbuilding Plan
03/30/2006 Will it float? Robert Work testifies before the HASC on the advisability and feasibility of the Navy's 30-year shipbuilding plan.
Recapitalizing and Modernizing the Navy's Surface Battle-Line
03/30/2006 Robert Work, Ron O'Rourke, Eric Labs, & Capt. James McCarthy discuss the Surface Warfare Fleet in the 2006 QDR.
Three Years Later: The Cost Of US Military Operations In Iraq
03/20/2006 Director of Budget Studies, Steven Kosiak, sizes up the current and prospective costs of US military operations in Iraq.
Implementing GWOT Strategy: Overcoming Interagency Problems
03/15/2006 Director of Strategic Studies, Mike Vickers, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee.
The Quadrennial Defense Review: Rethinking the US Military Posture
03/14/2006 Executive Director, Andrew Krepinevich, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on March 14th, 2006.
FY 2007 Department of Defense Budget Priorities
03/01/2006 Testimony of Director of Budget Studies, Steven Kosiak before the House Armed Services Committee.
Thinking About Seabasing: All Ahead, Slow
03/01/2006 The report grew out of a broader CSBA study to define an alternative US fleet naval platform architecture, completed in 2005, and was prompted by a request from the Office of Force Transformation of the Secretary of Defense for a more detailed look at the the development of US seabasing concepts and programs since the end of the Cold War.
Iraq Reconstruction: Without Additional Funding, Progress Likely to Fall Short, Undermining War Effort
2/27/2006 Analysis of spending related to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan with a look at what may lie ahead.
FY 2007 Request: DOD Budget Continues to Grow Amid Modest Program Cuts
2/06/2006 A first assessment of the FY 2007 Department of Defense budget request.
QDR Does Little to Improve Affordability of Long-Term Defense Plans
2/03/2006 An initial look at the Quadrennial Defense Review from an affordablility perspective.
The Cost of US Military Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan through Fiscal Year 2006 and Beyond
1/04/2006 Analysis of spending related to the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan with a medium to long-term prognosis.
Cost Growth In Defense Plans, Wars In Iraq and Afghanistan Could Add Some $900 Billion to Projected Deficits
12/23/2005 CSBA finds that the administration’s defense budget projections may understate the cost of the current defense plan (including military operations) by some $800 billion over the coming decade (FY 2006-15).
Funding for Defense, Military Operations, Homeland Security, and Related Activities Since 9-11
12/20/2005 The Bush Administration's FY06 budget plan provides annual appropriations for Homeland Security at a level 165 percent higher than FY01.
CSBA and Lieberman Host Capacity Crowd On Iraq Strategy
12/06/2005 This press release highlights the important discussion held December 6th, 2005 between Senator Joe Lieberman and CSBA Executive Director Andrew Krepinevich on how to win the war in Iraq.
To Take and Keep The Lead:"A Naval Fleet Platform Architecture for Enduring Maritime Supremacy
12/01/2005 This monograph attempts to define the future maritime competitive environment and to design a naval fleet platform architecture attuned to its emerging requirements.
The QDR and Long Range Surveillance and Strike: A Naval Perspective
11/10/2005 Slides from the congressional briefing on the QDR and long range surveillance and strike.
The QDR and Long Range Surveillance and Strike
11/10/2005 Slides from the congressional briefing on the QDR and long range surveillance and strike.
The Quadrennial Defense Review: Rethinking the US Military Posture
10/24/2005 An anlysis of the $441.8 billion request for national defense authority for fiscal year 2006, not including funds for Iraq and Afghanistan.
Comparison of the FY 2006 House and Senate Armed Services Committees' Defense Authorization Bills
10/05/2005 Comparison of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees Authorization bills for FY 2006.
The Quadrennial Defense Review
09/14/2005 Testimony of Executive Director Dr. Andrew Krepinevich before the House Armed Services Committee on the 2005 QDR.
How To Win in Iraq
08/02/2005 An original essay by Executive Director Andrew F. Krepinevich published by Foreign Affairs in Fall of 2005 on crafting a winning strategy for military operations in Iraq.
CSBA Announces McCurdy as Board Chairman
07/27/2005 Press release announcing the election of Congressman Dave McCurdy as CSBA Board of Directors Chairman.
Analysis of the FY 2006 Defense Budget Request
05/17/2005 An anlysis of the $441.8 billion request for national defense authority for fiscal year 2006, not including funds for Iraq and Afghanistan.
Overview of the Administration's FY 2006 Request for Homeland Security
05/03/2005 The Bush Administration's FY06 budget plan provides annual appropriations for Homeland Security at a level 165 percent higher than FY01.
FY 2005 Funding of Military Operations
04/11/2005 Analysis of the administration's FY 2005 supplemental budget request to fund ongoing military operations and other projects.
Long-Range Strike: Imperatives, Urgency and Options
04/06/2005 Long-range precision strike (LRPS) is a core strategic capability of the United States in the post-Cold War era, and the US Air Force. Is the Defense Department doing enough to sustain sufficient US capability and dominance in long-range strike? What should be done in the short, medium and long term to capitalize on long-range strike?
FY 2006 Black Budget Estimates Table
03/28/2005 A table of estimates of DOD classified acquisition budgets as a companion to FY06 Classified Funding in the Defense Budget Request.
FY 2006 Black Budget Estimates
03/23/2005 A review of estimated accounts for the Department of Defense classified budget request.
The Cruise Missile Challenge
03/10/2005 An analysis of trends in personnel costs and the implications for the DOD plans and programs.
Cruise Missile Defense of North America
03/10/2005 Slides from Major General William Hodgkins presentation at CSBA's Cruise Missile Challenge congressional seminar.
Winning the Race: A Naval Fleet Platform Architecture for Enduring Maritime Supremacy
03/01/2005 Slides from Robert Work's presentation on alternative fleet architecture study.
Military Compensation: Requirements, Trends and Options
02/18/2005 An analysis of trends in personnel costs and the implications for the DOD plans and programs.
FY 2006 Defense Budget Request: DOD Budget Remains on Upward Trajectory
02/04/2005 An initial review of the administration's FY06 Defense Budget request.
The Revolution in War
12/01/2004 Michael Vickers and Robert Martinage offer an insight of a decade-long assessment on the changing nature of conflict and the Revolution in Military Affairs.
The Cruise Missile Challenge Overview
11/09/2004 A review of the cruise missile challenge, an increasing threat to US security.
Small Combat Ships and the Future of the Navy
10/18/2004 The Navy is wisely preparing to introduce a new, small ship design, but it should evaluate prototypes comprehensively before moving into production.
Funding for Defense, Military Operations, Homeland Security, and Related Activities since 9/11
10/18/2004 This piece provides an updated guide to spending on defense, homeland security and other activities above what would have been projected prior to the terrorist attacks of 9/11, some $513 billion.
Transforming the Battle Fleet: Steering a Course Through Uncharted Waters
10/18/2004 Slides from Robert Work's presentation on capabilities-based fleet transformation strategic planning.
Moving Forward On Long-Range Strike
09/27/2004 This backgrounder analyzes the US Air Forces ability to deliver long-range strike, now and in the long term.
Forging the Sword: Unit Manning in the US Army
09/01/2004 Pat Towell analyzes Army plans for unit manning. Will it improve combat effectives and training?
The War in Iraq: A Thin Green Line
08/14/2004 This backgrounder is the third in a series analyzing the War in Iraq, as well as the Army force structure and personnel requirements for a protracted and counterinsurgency operation.
Intelligence Reform and the Next CIA Director
08/07/2004 A historical review of CIA directors and their influence on operations and policy. What does the next CIA director need to have?
Final action on the FY 2005 Defense Appropriations Act
08/04/2004 This update provides a brief summary of the conference agreement on the FY 2005 defense appropriations act. Among other things, it discusses how some of the main differences between the House and Senate defense appropriations bills were resolved in conference—including action on a select group of major weapons programs
Matching Resources With Requirements: Options for Modernizing the US Air Force
08/01/2004 Can the Air Force afford its modernization plan? Steven Kosiak finds it unlikely and provides four alternate models for maintaining air superiority.
Classified Budget in the FY2005 Defense Budget Request
07/28/2004 An analysis of the classified, or black budget, within the FY2005 defense budget.
Iraq and Vietnam: DeJa Vu All Over Again?
07/08/2004 The second in a series analyzing the War in Iraq, this piece examines the historical similarities and differences between that war and Vietnam.
Comparison of the FY 2005 House and Senate Defense Authorization Bills
06/25/2004 A comparison of the House and Senate version of the FY 2005 Defense Auhtorization bills prior to conference.
The War in Iraq: The Nature of Insurgency Warfare
06/02/2004 First in a series analyzing the War in Iraq, this Backgrounder discusses insurgency and counterinsurgency tactics.
Combatting Terrorism: Training and Equipping Reserve Component Forces
05/11/2004 Dr. Krepinevich's testimony before the Government Reform Committee on the importance of training, doctrine and strategy in fighting insurgent battles as in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Analysis of the FY 2005 Defense Budget Request
04/11/2004 The $423.1 billion funding request for FY 2005 is about 5 percent higher in real terms than the FY 2004 enacted budget, without including supplemental spending for the War on Terror. Whether the requested increase in defense spending is necessary to meet US security requirements adequately is unclear. Fully implementing the administration’s defense plan would likely require spending substantially more on defense than proposed by the administration.
Overview of the Administration's FY 2005 Request for Homeland Security
03/22/2004 Estimating how much needs to be spent on homeland security in order to effectively protect the United States from terrorist attacks is an extremely difficult task—far beyond the scope of this brief overview of the administration’s funding request for FY 2005. Given the enormous challenges related to homeland security that the United States faces, it is possible that substantially more funding may be needed than has been proposed by the Administration.
One Year Later: The Cost of Military Operations in Iraq
03/18/2004 A review of military operations spending in Iraq upon the one year anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Cost Growth in Defense Plans, Occupations of Iraq and War on Terrorism Could Add Nearly $900 Billion To Projected Deficits
03/09/2004 A review of defense budget projections including FY 2005 defense budget requests, historical program cost growth assumptions and cost of ongoing operations.
Naval Transformation and the Littoral Combat Ship
02/25/2004 Three slide presentations featuring the report Naval Transformation and Littoral Combat Ship.
Naval Transformation and the Littoral Combat Ship
02/18/2004 A report examining the Littoral Combat Ship, its requirements, necessity, design and recommendations for testing and acquistion.
CSBA Releases Report on Controversial Littoral Combat Ship
02/18/20004 Press release announcing the availability of Naval Transformation and the Littoral Combat Ship.
Historical and Projected Funding for Defense: Presentation of the FY 05 Budget in Tables and Charts
02/06/2004 A presentation of the FY 05 defense budget request in charts and tables with historical data added.
Historical and Projected Funding for Defense: Presentation of the FY 05 Budget in Tables and Charts -- Introduction
02/06/2004 Introduction: presentation of the FY 05 defense budget request in charts and tables.
FY 2005 Defense Budget Request: DoD Stays the Course on Spending Plans
01/30/2004 The Bush Administration has announced that it will request $401.7 billion for the Defense Department in FY 2005. Overall, the administration’s latest budget request and FYDP appear to closely resemble the funding plans released in February 2003.
Funding for Defense, Military Operations, Homeland Security, and Related Activities Since 9/11
01/21/2004 An analysis of post 9/11 defense spending, where has it gone?
Transforming the Legions: The Army and the Future of Land Warfare
01/14/2004 A report examining the future geopolitical environment and its effects on the Army's transformation plan.
Final Action on the FY 2004 Defense Authorization Act
12/19/2003 The bill authorizes about $401.3 billion in budget authority (BA) for national defense, roughly the level requested by the administration.
Operation Iraqi Freedom: A First Blush Assessment
09/16/2003 An initial analysis of Operation Iraqi Freedom and it's possible implications for future military strategy and force structure.
CSBA Releases Operation Iraqi Freedom
09/16/2003 Press release announcing "Operation Iraqi Freedom: A First Blush Assessment."
Cost Growth in Defense Plans, Occupation in Iraq and War on Terror Could Add Nearly $1.1 Trillion to Projected Deficits
08/26/2003 Review of CBO analysis of Bush Administration defense spending plans and their impact on US fiscal health.
Comparison of the FY 2004 House and Senate Defense Authorization Bills
07/09/2003 .
Classified Funding in the FY 2004 Budget Request
06/23/2003 Classified or "black" programs account for about $23.2 billion, or 17 percent, of the acquisition funding included in the fiscal year (FY) 2004 Department of Defense (DoD) budget request.
Air Force Plan to Lease Tankers Likely to Cost More Than Buying, Set Harmful Precedent
06/12/2003 It seems unlikely that the Air Force's approach is the most cost effective or prudent.
Meeting the Anti-Access and Area-Denial Challenge
05/20/2003 The US military must prepare for would-be adversaries to present very different challenges than those which it has confronted in the past. Additionally, because of the rapid advancement of military-related technologies adversaries may have an easier time achieving this goal.
Cost Growth in Defense Plans, Wars and Occupation of Iraq Could Add Nearly $700 Billion to Decade's Deficits
05/06/2003 Over the long run, even assuming significant cost growth can be avoided, it will be difficult to implement the administration's plans for defense--or perhaps even a scaled back plan--unless steps are taken to substantially improve the fiscal outlook, either through a tax increase or cuts in entitlements, such as Social Security and Medicare.
Testimony before House Committee on Government Reform
04/29/2003 This testimony discusses the sufficiency of the Department of Defense’s organization and force structure for protecting the US homeland.
Shaping the Future of Northern Command
04/29/2003 suggests an expansion of NORTHCOM's roles and missions
CSBA Releases 20th Annual Defense Budget Analysis
04/24/2003 Today’s release of Steven M. Kosiak’s Analysis of the FY 2004 Defense Budget Request marks the 20th anniversary of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment’s unparalleled efforts in defense budget analysis.
Analysis of the FY 2003 Defense Budget Request
04/21/2003 The $400.5 billion funding request for FY 2004 is about 10 percent higher in real terms than the average Cold War defense budget
Analysis of the Administration's FY 2003 Supplemental Request for the War with Iraq
03/31/2003 .
Homeland Security: Administration's Plan Appears to Project Little Growth in Funding
03/12/2003
The FY 2004 Defense Budget Request: Is the Current Plan Affordable, Sustainable and Sufficiently Transformational?
02/28/2003 This is Steven Kosiak's prepared testimony before the House Budget Committtee.
Potential Costs of a War with Iraq and Its Post War Occupation
02/25/2003 Provides cost estimates of a war with Iraq and post-war occupation
FY 2004 Defense R&D Requet Raises Questions about Administration's Approach to Transformation
02/07/2003 An analysis of DoD's FY 2004 request for research and development funding
CSBA Releases Paper on Iraq War Policy
02/04/2003 Press release describing the latest CSBA report: "Preemption in Iraq: Rationale, Risks, and Requirements."
Preemption in Iraq: Rationale, Risks, and Requirements
02/04/2003 This paper explores the possibility that the US will pursue a preventive or preemptive war strategy against Iraq.
FY 2004 Defense Budget Request: Back To Cold War-Level Spending, and Beyond
01/31/2003 The Bush Administration plans to request $399.1 billion for national defense in fiscal year (FY) 2004.
Funding for Defense, Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism since 9-11: Where Has All the Money Gone?
01/29/2003 The purpose of this backgrounder is to provide an estimate of just how much funding for these missions has been increased since 9-11, and to specify, to the extent possible, how that funding has been allocated
Homeland Security and the Trouble with Training
10/03/2002 This backgrounder describes current training programs; identifies major problems and shortfalls; and recommends some new initiatives.
CSBA Releases Defining Transformation Report
10/03/2002 CSBA announces the release of the seminal 1992 report, "The Military-Technical Revolution: A Preliminary Assessment."
The Military-Technical Revolution: A Preliminary Assessment
10/16/2002 Written in 1991, the report explored whether or not a major shift of military warfare was underway.
CSBA Releases Report on Anti-Access and Theater Bases
09/24/2002 CSBA released today a report with important implications for fighting future wars overseas.
Funding for Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism Since 9-11
09/24/2002 This backgrounder looks at funding requests for homeland security in both the budget requests and supplementals.
The Anti-Access Threat and Theater Air Bases
08/23/2002 This paper focuses on the potential vulnerability of theater bases for land-based aircraft.
Iraq vs the United States: Potential Terrorist Threats to the Homeland
09/18/2002 If a military confrontation erupts between Iraq and the United States, the US homeland could be part of the battleground. This backgrounder suggests some threats to American soil.
Prospects for the Homeland Security Department: The 1947 Analogy
09/12/2002 An assessment of the new Homeland Security Department's prospects suggests it may encounter 3 major problems reminiscent of the obstacles faced in organizing to confront the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War.
A New War Demands a New Military
09/10/2002 The war on terrorism, waged since the tragic events of last September 11, provides sobering evidence of the need to transform America's armed forces.
CSBA Hires Barry Watts as Senior Fellow
08/26/2002 CSBA is pleased to announce the addition of Barry Watts as a Senior Fellow to its team of top researchers and analysts.
CSBA Releases Report on the Nuclear Posture Review
08/15/2002 The report notes that, in the wake of the geopolitical and military-technical revolutions, much of the conventional wisdom about strategic warfare that developed during the Cold War merits careful reconsideration.
The Nuclear Posture Review: How Is the “New Triad” New?
08/15/2002 The report notes that, in the wake of the geopolitical and military-technical revolutions, much of the conventional wisdom about strategic warfare that developed during the Cold War merits careful reconsideration.
The Reserves and Homeland Security: Proposals, Progress, Problems Ahead
06/19/2002 This Backgrounder discusses the potential homeland defense roles of the Reserve Component
The 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review, the FY 2003 Defense Budget Request and the Way Ahead for Transformation: Meeting the "Rumsfeld Test"
06/19/2002 While there is much talk of transformation, the Defense Department has yet to signficantly shift funding for transformational systems
Proposed Tanker Leasing Arrangement Unlikely to Be Most Cost-Effective Option for Air Force
06/14/2002 This Backgrounder provides a brief of the Air Fore tanker issues, and particularly, the proposed taner leasing arrangement.
Comparison of FY 2003 House and SASC Defense Authorization Bills
06/05/2002 Update provides a brief summary of the differences beteen the administration's request and the two bills for a select group of weapon systems.
Pentagon Takes Major Step Toward Military Transformation
05/08/2002 Cutting the Crusader is the best example yet of DoD's commitment to creating tomorrow's military.
Skipping "Skipping A Generation__"
05/01/2002 President's promise of transformation via "skipping a generation" gets skipped in the Pentagon's quadrennial defense review.
Rummy's Pentagon War
04/24/2002 Secretary Rumsfeld now seems ready to take on the Pentagon bureaucracy and its supporters on Capitol Hill.
CSBA Releases Study on Naval Trasformation
04/17/2002 CSBA releases The Challenge of Maritime Transformation: Is Bigger Better?, a study of US naval transformation by Bob Work
Defense Spending in the House and SBC Versions of the 2002 Congressional Budget Resolution
04/12/2002 Compares the treatment of funding for national defense in the House and SBC versions of the CBR
Defense Transformation
04/09/2002 Dr. Krepinevich's testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 9, 2002
CSBA's Executive Director to Testify Before the Senate Armed Services Committee
04/08/2002 Dr. Krepinevich will testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, April 9.
CSBA Releases In Depth Defense Budget Review for FY03
04/03/2002 The report includes an overview of significant defense policy issues, such as funding for the war on terrorism, homeland security, and military transformation.
CSBA Announces Important Staff Additions
04/02/2002 CSBA has added 4 staff members
Analysis of the FY 2003 Defense Budget Request
04/03/2002 In its February budget submission, the Bush Administration requested that $396.8 billion be provided for national defense in FY 2003.
The Challenge of Maritime Transformation
03/21/2002 The following review of the fleet's expanding capabilities suggests that leades should worry less about chasing higher fleet numbers and more about how they might spark a real transformation in maritime power-projection operations.
The Real Problems with Our Nuclear Posture
03/14/2002 What the administration has proposed in the NPR is nothing less than the transformation of US strategic forces to decrease the number of nuclear wapons in the American arsenal as well as to reduce the reliance placed on nuclear weapons in the event of a c
Classified Funding in the FY 2003 Defense Request
03/01/2002 Classified programs constitute about $20.3 billion or 17 percent of the acquisition funding reqested in the FY 2003 defense budget.
DoD Needs to Change Its Approach to Field Exercises and Experimentation
02/25/2002 CSBA releases a new report, Lighting the Path Ahead: Field Exercises and Transformation, making the case that field exercises play a critical but undervalued role in military transformation and innovation.
Lighting the Path Ahead: Field Exercises and Transformation
02/25/2002 This report makes the case that field exercises play a critical but undervalued role in military transformation and innovation.
FY 2003 Defense R&D: How Much Is Enough? How Wisely Are We Investing?
02/20/2002 The FY 03 defense budget request includes a $5.4 billion increase in funding for R&D.
FY 2003 Budget Request for Homeland Security and Combating Terrorism
02/08/2002 President Bush's proposed FY 2003 defense budget includes $37.7 billion for homeland security, an increase of $8.4 billion from FY 2002.
2003 Defense Budget Request: Large Increase in Funding, Few Changes to Plans
02/04/2002 Today, the Bush Administration requested that $396.1 billion be provided for national defense for FY 2003, including about $379.3 billion for DoD and $16.8 billion for DoE and other defense programs.
2003 Defense Budget Request: Large Increase in Funding, Few Changes to Plans
02/04/2002 The proposed budget would be about 11 percent higher than the average Cold War budget, and only some 16 percent below the level reached in FY 1985, at the height of the Reagan buildup.
Budget Experts Available for Commentary
01/30/2002 With the upcoming release of the DoD budget, CSBA has experts available for analysis and commentary.
Promoting Efficiency in the Department of Defense: Keep Trying, But Be Realistic
01/25/2002 In this study, Mr. Hale urges DoD to be realistic about the savings that can be achieved because there are fundamental barriers to efficiencies in DoD.
Promoting Efficiency in the Department of Defense
01/25/2002 CSBA releases Promoting Efficiency in the Department of Defense: Keep Trying, But Be Realistic by Robert F. Hale
US Funding for Homeland Defense and Combating Terrorism
01/24/2002 Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the administration and Congress have provided some $58 billion in funding related to homeland defense and combating terrorism, and to aid with recovery efforts.
The Transformation of Strategic-Strike Operations
01/11/2002 CSBA's report recommended that the Nuclear Posture Review consider the merits of a new type of strategic triad. The findings of the NPR released this week track closely with CSBA's recommendation.
Estimated Cost of Operation Enduring Freedom: The First Two Months
12/07/2001 The estimated cost of Operation Enduring Freedom is between $1 and $2.2 billion the first two months.
Future Warfare 20XX Lessons Learned Final Report
12/01/2001 A final report on Future Warfare 20XX Wargame Series
Estimated Cost of Operation Enduring Freedom
11/02/2001 CSBA estimates that the US military campaign against the Taliban and al Qaeda forces in Afghanistan has cost some $400 million to $800 million in its first 25 days (October 7-31).
Issues for Conference: Comparison of the House and Senate Defense Authorization Bills
10/26/2001 The full House and Senate recently passed their versions of the FY 2002 authorization bill. Both bills would provide roughly $343 billion for national defense.
Arming America's Soldiers for a New Kind of War
10/26/2001 The first war of this new century is not even a distant cousin of the Persian Gulf War, much less of the Cold War that still determines, in many ways, the size, form and orientation of our military
QDR Offers Good Diagnosis, But Lacks Prescription
10/12/2001 Dr. Andrew Krepinevich outlined his assessment of DoD's recently released Quadrennial Defense Review.
Classified Funding in the FY 2002 Defense Request
10/03/2001 Classified programs constitute about $17.1 billion, or 16 percent, of the acquisition funding in the FY 02 defense budget
A Defining Challenge for a New Generation
09/28/2001 The current generation of Americans confronts a challenge that, while in some ways quite different, is in its own way as formidable as the one confronted by the Greatest Generation 60 years ago.
A 9-1-1 Force for 9/11
09/28/2001 The terrorist attacks of the last three years have been growing more complex. We must now be prepared for even more complex and lethal forms of attack.
The First War of a New Century: A First Blush Assessment
09/28/2001 The United States needs to prepare for the more complex threats that terrorists may use in the future.
Analysis of the FY 2002 Defense Budget Request
08/00/2001 The report looks at the President Bush's first budget request.
The Amended FY 2002 Defense Budget Request
06/28/2001 Quick analysis of the president's FY 2002 amended defense budget request.
Beyond the Two-MTW Posture
06/20/2001 Dr. Krepinevich's testimony before the House Armed Services Committee on June 20, 2001
The Bush Administration's Call for Defense Transformation: A Congressional Guide
06/19/2001 Dr. Krepinevich provides a series of first-order metrics by which to evaluate whether the forthcoming defense strategy represents an improvement over the current defense posture as laid down in the 1997 QDR.
Three Myths About DoD's Weapons Modernization Requirements
06/18/2001 The goal of this analysis is to help raise the level of debate on the difficult question of weapons procurement and the costs involved.
FY 2001 Defense Supplemental: How Much Is Enough?
06/07/2001 The Bush Administration requested a FY 01 supplemental appropriation of $5.6 billion for DoD. The administration argues that this extra funding is needed to cover a number of unanticipated costs and urgent shorfalls in a variety of areas that were inadequately funded in the regular defense appropriations bill.
Buying Tomorrow's Military: Options for Modernizing the US Defense Capital Stock
05/15/2001 The study provides a range of estimates of the Defense Department’s long-term procurement funding requirements, each of which rests on different assumptions about the level of threat faced by the US military, the pace of technological change, and other factors.
More Funding Needed for Weapons Procurement
05/15/2001 CSBA released it latest report, Buying Tomorrow's Military: Options for Modernizing the US Defense Capital Stock, today.
Budget Resolution's Assumptions about Defense and Other Spending May Be Unrealistic
05/10/2001 Under the agreement, $325 billion in budget authority would be provided for national defense in FY 02. For the FY 03-11 period, the agreement includes only enough funding for defense to keep pace with inflation.
Emerging Capabilities May Permit Fundamental Change in US Strategic Force Posture
03/21/2001 In releasing their latest report today on The Transformation of Strategic-Strike Operations, Andrew Krepinevich and Robert Martinage present a thought-provoiking framework for considering how America's strategic forces might be reshaped to meet tomorrow's
CSBA Releases Comprehensive Report on Space Militarization
03/08/2001 CSBA released its latest report, The Military Use of Space: A Diagnostic Assessment, by Barry Watts, evaluating the current state of military competition in near-earth space and its expected evolution over the next quarter century.
The Transformation of Strategic-Strike Operations
03/00/2001 A strong case can be made that the United States should take steps to create a new strategic-strike triad, relying on its precision- and electronic-strike capabilities to form two of the three legs, with a smaller residual nuclear force comprising the third leg.
Tax Cut Proposal May Make Substantial Defense Budget Increase Difficult
02/28/2001 The president's budget request, which is essentially a placeholder in the case of defense, would provide $325 billion for national defense in FY 2002, including about $310 billion for the Defense Department.
A Strategy for a Long Peace
02/12/2001 Dr. Krepinevich's prepared remarks before the House Budget Committee for the hearing on the National Defense Budget in the New Century
The Military Use of Space
02/01/2001 The report provides a comprehensive assessment of the evolving capabilities of nations and other actors to exploit near-earth space for military purposes over the next 20-25 years.
A Strategy for a Long Peace
01/30/2001 The report examines the challenges of the future security environment and explores one transformational path, which the authors believe to be preferable to that pursued in the current defense program.
CSBA Proposes New Defense Strategy
01/30/2001 CSBA proposes in its report, A Strategy for a Long Peace, a new defense strategy to respond to the changing security environment and to ensure the US maintains the military superiority to underwrite a long peace.
CSBA Joins the Rumsfeld Commission in Highlighting Potential of Space Capabilities
01/11/2001 CSBA released a summary version of The Military Use of Space: A Diagnostic Assessment that assesses how the competition in space might evolve over the next quarter century.
Bolster the B-2 Fleet Now: Future Challenges Demand Penetrating Bomber
10/23/2000 A critical review of bomber force plans, and defense strategy more broadly, should be an urgent priority for the next administration.
Improved Readiness Will Involve More Than Raising The Defense Budget Topline
09/27/2000 CSBA comments on today's congressional readiness testimony by the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Preparing for the Anti-Access Threat: Looking Beyond the 2MTW Posture
09/27/2000 CSBA's seminar featuring the Services and campaign advisors provided a timely focus on the emerging challenge of access to future theaters of conflict.
DoD Plans-Funding Mismatch Estimate Points to Need to Spend Smarter and Differently
09/14/2000 CSBA responds to CBO's study on the Defense Department's plans-funding mismatch
True Question on Military Readiness Is: Ready For What?
09/01/2000 CSBA Executive Director Andrew Krepinevich shifts the focus of the debate on military readiness to the more salient question: “Ready for what?” in his September 1 Wall Street Journal Op-Ed.
Ready for What?
09/01/2000 The broadsides being fired at each other by both the Bush and Gore campaigns over military readiness have generated a lot of heat, but shed little light on an issue central to our national security.
Post-Cold War Defense Spending Cuts: A Bipartisan Decision
08/31/2000 Whatever the merits of the defense drawdown of the 1990s, one thing is clear: the decision to cut the defense budget was very much a bipartisan decision.
FY01 Defense Appropriations Conference Bill
07/28/2000 FY 2001 defense appropriations conference bill provides $287.8 billion for FY 2001 and $1.8 billion in emergency funding for FY 2000. It adds roughly $3.3 billion to the president's $284.5 billion request.
Comparison of House And Senate Defense Authorization And Appropriations Bills
06/09/2000 Comparison of the House and Senate Authorization and Appropriations bills to this point
NMD Deployment Decision In 2000 Would Be Premature
06/09/2000 It may make sense to eventually deploy a limited NMD system. However, committing to deployment of the administration's proposed system by this fall would clearly be premature.
Hart-Rudman Commission Report-A Critique
04/19/2000 A critique of U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century (Hart-Rudman Commission) Phase II Report.
CSBA Claims Hart-Rudman Report Misses Opportunity to Chart New Security Strategy
04/19/2000 Critique of U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century (Hart-Rudman Commission) Phase II Report
CBR Adds $4.6 Billion for Defense
04/14/2000 The 2000 CBR passed by the House and Senate would add $4.6 billion to the Clinton Administration's $305.3 billion defense request.
Military Experimentation-Time To Get Serious
03/31/2000 A look at military experimentation-both DoD's lack of support for it and it's necessity for the future
Congressional Budget Resolution Would Include Small Increase for Defense
03/30/2000 Comparison of Clinton plan to House and Senate Budget Committee plans for defense
CSIS 'Train Wreck' Is Off Track
03/28/2000 CSBA's detailed critique of the CSIS report, "Averting the Defense Train Wreck."
Classified Funding in the FY 2001 Defense Request
03/09/2000 Annual estimate of classified acquisition funding in the president's request. About 16 % of acquisition funding in FY01 will go toward classified or "black" programs.
Analysis of the FY01 Defense Budget Request
03/00/2000 Analysis of the president's proposed $305.4 billion defense budget for the FY 2001, a 1.3 percent real increase over FY 2000.
Defense Budget Request: Modest Increase in FY 2001, Flat Budgets Thereafter
02/07/2000 Quick analysis of the president's FY 2001 defense budget request.
CSIS 'Train Wreck' Analysis is Off Track
02/07/2000 Critique of CSIS' "Averting the Defense Budget Train Wreck in the New Millennium"
Transforming America‘s Alliances
02/00/2000 If the United States hopes to preserve its vital security interests at home and abroad beyond the near term, it will almost certainly find itself relying more on allies than it does at present.
W(h)ither the Army?
01/18/2000 Analysis of the Army's modernization plans
Transforming to Victory: The U.S. Navy, Carrier Aviation, and Preparing for War in the Pacific
2000 A discussion of how the United States was able to transform its navy to help win the war and become what it is today
FY 2000 Defense Budget Wrapup and Prospects for the Coming Year
12/13/1999 Analysis of the final FY 2000 defense budget and the outlook for the next year
Science, Technology And Military Strength
11/12/1999 A speech given by Michael Vickers at the Symposium on Rebuilding American Power held by the Ronald Reagan Institute for Public Policy
Conference Report On The FY2000 Appropriations Bill
10/18/1999 Analysis of FY 2000 appropriations bill
The Lessons of Kosovo
10/13/1999 Seeks to answer the question, "What can be learned from the operations in Kosovo?"
CSBA Claims Military Transformation Is Necessary Focus For Presidential Campaign
09/30/1999 Military Transformation should be part of the 2000 election campaigns
Options for US Fighter Modernization
09/00/1999 The main purpose of this report is to describe a range of alternative approaches to fighter modernization that might be pursued if the current plan is deemed either unnecessary or simply unaffordable.
Conference Report on the FY 2000 Authorization Bill
08/17/1999 Analysis of the conference report for FY 2000 Authorizations
FY 2000 House And Senate Defense Authorization Bills And Senate Defense Appropriations Bills
07/29/1999 Analysis of House and Senate authorization and appropriations bills
Proposed RepublicanTax Cut Likely To Lead To Major Cuts In Defense
07/16/1999 Implementing a massive tax cut would require making deep offsetting cuts in discretionary spending, including defense
CSBA Says Rosy Surplus Numbers Unlikely To Yield Much More For Defense
07/01/1999 The surplus may improve prospects for defense spending in the future but won't be helpful in FY 2000
FY 2000 House & Senate Defense Authorization Bills: Issues For Conference
06/15/1999 Issues for the conference committee on defense authorization
Total Cost Of Allied Force Air Campaign: Preliminary Estimate
06/10/1999 CSBA estimates that the US portion of the NATO air campaign against Yugoslavia cost some $1.8 billion to $3.0 billion
After the War: Kosovo Peacekeeping Costs
06/07/1999 Peacekeeping operations in Kosovo after the war could cost the United States $2.5-3 billion a year
Comparison Of Senate & HASC FY 2000 Defense Authorization Bills
06/03/1999 Analysis and comparison of Senate and HASC Authorization bills
Kosovo Supplemental: No Place To Change Military Pensions
05/07/1999 An analysis of why the military retirement system should not be included within the Kosovo supplemental funding
Congressional Budget Resolution: Final Action
04/27/1999 Analysis of the final CBR
The Future of Land Forces
04/21/1999 An analysis of the future composition of land forces
RMA and the Future of Land Forces: Era of Tank Primacy is Over
04/20/1999 Press release on CSBA's predictions for the future of land forces
Ground Troops, Yes, But Whose?
04/19/1999 An Op-Ed discussing the possible uses of ground troops in Kosovo
Potential Cost Of US Operations In Kosovo
03/22/1999 Deployment of 4,000 US troops to Kosovo, if limited to a peacekeeping operation, would incur incremental cost of about $1 billion a year
Congressional Budget Resolution: Mixed News For Defense
03/22/1999 The CBR increased the budget authority for national defense in FY 2000, but provided only $500 million more in FY 2000 outlays and less for future outlays than did the administration proposal
The Defense Budget - A Strategic Perspective
03/11/1999 Testimony by Andrew Krepinevich, Executive Director, before the House Budget Committee
The Future Of Tactical Aviation - A Strategic Perspective
03/10/1999 Testimony of Andrew Krepinevich before the Senate Armed Services AirLand Subcommittee
Emerging Threats, Revolutionary Capabilities And Military Transformation
03/05/1999 Testimony of Andrew Krepinevich before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
CSBA Executive Director Testifies Before New Senate Committee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
03/05/1999 The purpose of Mr. Krepinevich's testimony was to provide an analysis of the most important national security threats facing the United States both now and in the future.
Analysis of the FY 2000 Defense Budget Request
03/01/1999 Analysis of the president's FY 2000 defense budget request with historical defense tables
Investing Wisely
03/00/1999 An article discussing the funding and readiness issues associated with US military
Military Compensation and Retirement Issues
02/25/1999 Testimony of Steven Kosiak before the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Military Personnel
Further Study Needed Before Changing Military Retirement
02/25/1999 A press release highlighting Steven Kosiak's testimony on military pay and retirement issues before the HASC
Trident Stealth Battleship: Opportunity for Innovation
02/24/1999 The Navy should seize this opportunity and convert the Tridents into “stealth battleships” carrying large numbers of extended-range precision weapons in lieu of nuclear missiles.
Classified Funding In The FY 2000 Defense Budget Request
02/16/1999 A description of classified funding in FY2000
Why No Transformation?
02/04/1999 Article discussing why the military has not transformed itself even though it has conducted numerous studies suggesting that it should do so
Changing Military Pay And Retirement: Congress Needs To Look Before It Leaps
02/03/1999 While the administration and Congress must take the negative recruitment and retention trends seriously, there must not be an overreaction in spending that leaves other important DoD projects without funds.
President Proposes Modest Near-Term And Major Long-Term Plus-Up For Defense
02/01/1999 Increasing funding is less critical than spending our defense dollars more wisely
The Fiscal Year 2000 Defense Budget - Increased Funding For A Flawed Strategy?
01/25/1999 If spent properly, the increased funding could come close to covering the year's defense plan, however, the authors speculate that DoD's spending strategy needs changed
FY99 Defense Budget Wrap Up
11/18/1998 press release on the final analysis of the defense budget for FY 1999
The Military Revolution And The Case For Deep Cuts In Nuclear Forces
11/00/1998 Article discussing how smarter bombs may allow a decrease in nuclear weapons
Modernization Disguise? Readiness Fund Request Has Another Target
10/19/1998 Instead of clear explanations, DoD is using readiness as a mask for all of their funding requests
Modernization - Problem Is Not Budgetary In Nature - It Is Strategic
10/09/1998 press release on Andrew Krepinevich's testimony on defense modernization
Testimony Before The House National Security Committee Subcommittee On Military Procurement And Research And Development
10/08/1998 Testimony of Andrew Krepinevich on Military Procurement and R&D
Fiscal Year 1999 Defense Budget Wrap-Up And Prospects For The Coming Year
10/00/1998 Analysis of the defense actions of the previous year as well as issues for next year
FY 1999 Defense Appropriations Conference Report
09/29/1998 Conference Report on the FY 1999 Defense Appropriations Bill
Military Readiness: Good News, Bad News And Questions For The Future
09/24/1998 Analysis of the military readiness of America's armed forces
CSBA Focuses On The Readiness Question - How To Balance The Concerns Of Today With The Issues Of Tomorrow?
09/24/1998 Press release discussing the readiness question of the US military
General Close Addresses Challenges And Opportunities Of Implementation
09/23/1998 General Close discussed the role of experimentation in implementing Joint Vision 2010.
FY 1999 Defense Authorization Conference Report
09/23/1998 Final action on the FY 1999 defense authorization bill
The Rumsfeld Commission - Where Do We Go From Here?
08/04/1998 analysis of the Rumsfeld Commission's report
Comparison of House and Senate FY 1999 Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills
07/02/1998 an analysis of the authorization and appropriations bills from the House and Senate
Innovation: Element of Power
07/00/1998 Translation of L. Murawiec's article on Transformation and the RMA
House and SASC FY 1999 Defense Authorization Bills - Issues For Conference
06/03/1998 analysis of issues that will need to be resolved in the conference committee
Comparison of HNSC and SASC FY 1999 Defense Authorization Bills
05/12/1998 analysis of the HNSC and SASC authorization bills
Cost Of Defense Plan Could Exceed Available Funding By $26 Billion A Year Over Long Run
04/02/1998 analysis of the potential for a long run funding shortage
Classified Acquisition Programs in the FY 1999 Defense Budget Request
03/21/1998 Analysis of the FY 1999 classified budget
Analysis of FY 1999 Defense Budget Request
03/00/1998 Analysis of the president's FY 1999 defense budget request with historical defense tables.
Clinton's FY 1999 Budget Request Contains Few Surprises
02/03/1998 FY 1999 defense budget request contains few surprises, but affordability concerns remain
CSBA Analysis Of National Defense Panel Report: A Major Step In The Right Direction
12/01/1997 Citing support for a transformation strategy and a program of funding for innovation and experimentation, CSBA analysis concludes that, " the NDP offers a real strategic alternative to the QDR."
National Defense Panel Report: First Shot in the Debate Over Transforming the US Military
12/01/1997 By offering a real strategic alternative to the QDR, the panel has provided the basis for a reinvigorated debate about U.S. defense policy.
The Quadrennial Defense Review - An Assessment
12/00/1997 A strategy oriented analysis of the QDR
FY 1998 Defense Authorization And Appropriations Acts - Impact On Defense Programs And Industry
11/19/1997 Discussion of how the FY 1998 defense budget will impact the defense industry
Navy Strike Operations In The 21st Century
11/00/1997 A description of potential future strike operations that the Navy should be prepared to pursue
The Military Revolution And Intrastate Conflict
10/00/1997 A discussion of the impact the RMA will make on intrastate conflicts
Conference Agreement On The FY 1998 Defense Appropriations Bill
09/30/1997 The full House and Senate recently passed a $247.7 billion FY 1998 DoD appropriations bill.
Transforming The American Military
09/26/1997 A presentation given on September 1, 1997, at the dedication conference for the George Bush School of Government and Public Service at the Texas A&M University
B-2 Opponents Miss Target - Mature Version Of Aircraft Lives Up To Billing
09/22/1997 Op-Ed discussing the B-2 bomber and the negative reporting about it in the media
Comparison Of House And Senate FY 1998 Defense Authorization And Appropriations Bills
08/29/1997 A comparison of House and Senate authorization and appropriations bills
FY 1998 Defense Budget
08/12/1997 A short description of the FY 1998 budget for the Economists Allied for Arms Reduction (ECAAR)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Current Plans And Prospects For The Future
07/11/1997 This backgrounder provides a brief introduction to UAVs generally and to the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) UAV programs in particular.
Comparison Of The House And Senate FY 1998 Defense Authorization Bills
07/01/1997 The $268.2 billion approved by both houses represents about a 1 percent real decline from 1997's funding level.
Defense Spending Under The Balanced Budget Agreement
06/06/1997 Under the new budget agreement, a total of $1.384 trillion in budget authority would be provided for defense over the next five years.
Quadrennial Defense Review Likely To Reduce But Not Eliminate Defense Department's Plans/Funding Mismatch
06/06/1997 As a result of the recently completed QDR, DoD has decided to scale back a number of modernization programs and make other reductions to achieve savings. These actions will reduce but not eliminate DoD's plans/funding mismatch.
CSBA Staff Available To Comment On The Release Of The Quadrennial Defense Review
05/05/1997 CSBA staff is prepared to comment on the QDR
Classified Programs In The FY 1998 Defense Budget Request
04/21/1997 Classified or black programs comprise some $15 billion, or 18 percent, of the administration's FY 1998 request for DoD acquisition funding.
Analysis Of The Fiscal Year 1998 Defense Budget Request
03/00/1997 A look at the FY1998 defense budget request and some of the weapon systems involved.
Balanced Budget Amendment Could Lead To Frequent And Severe Disruptions Of DoD Plans And Programs
02/11/1997 This analysis focuses on the prospect that complying with the amendment's requirement that the federal budget be kept in balance each and every year could lead to relatively frequent and potentially severe disruptions in DoD plans and programs.
A Quick Look At The Clinton Administration's FY 1998 Defense Budget Request
02/06/1997 When adjusted for the administration's new (lower) inflation estimates, the request for DoD represents a 3.4 percent real (inflation adjusted) reduction from the level enacted by Congress for FY 1997.
Defense Programs And Defense Contractors Affected By The FY 1997 Budget
10/15/1996 Most of the additional funds in the defense appropriations act provide for new weapons procurement and research and development.
US Tactical Aircraft Plans: Preparing For The Wrong Future?
10/03/1996 The Services tactical aircraft modernization plans are almost certainly unaffordable given the amount of funding likely to be available for these efforts.
The Conflict Environment of 2016: A Scenario-Based Approach
10/01/1996 A look at different modernization and purchase plans for the Air Force
Air Force Plans For The 21st Century - A Budgetary Perspective
10/00/1996 A look at different modernization and purchase plans for the Air Force
Air Force of 2016
10/00/1996 Report on ways the Air Force could transform itself in preparation for threats in and around 2016.
Issues For Conference - Highlights From The House And Senate FY 1997 Defense Authorization Bills
07/10/1996 Because both bills would not only add more funding, but also expand plans, the additions from the two bills are unlikely to close the existing gap between defense plans and projected funding levels.
Comparison Of The House And Senate Budget Resolutions With The Clinton Defense Plan
06/03/1996 Both House and Senate versions provided more funding for defense than called for under the Clinton Administration's plan
Comparison Of The House And Senate Armed Services Committees' FY 1997 Defense Authorization Bills
05/23/1996 Both the House and SASC versions of the FY 97 defense authorization bill include major increases in funding for weapons procurement and R&D.
Comparison Of The House National Security And Senate Armed Services Committees’ FY 1997 Defense Authorization Bills
05/09/1996 Both committees passed versions of the FY 1997 defense authorization bill that would add $12.9 billion to the president's $254.4 billion request for national defense.
Accelerated National Ballistic Missile Defense Program Could Be Very Costly
05/01/1996 A discussion of press to rapidly deploy a national missile defense system
A New Navy For A New Era
05/00/1996 Analysis of the way the Navy needs to transform to counter future threats
Perspectives On The Revolution In Military Affairs
04/24/1996 Perspectives on the RMA range from denial that a revolution is currently underway, or even exists, to the view that we are entering a period of continuous revolutionary change in which discrete military regimes will no longer be discernible.
Restructuring Defense For A New Era - The Value Of Scenario-Based Planning
04/08/1996 This backgrounder addresses the merits of scenario-based planning as a way for the US military to escape the trap of preparing for the last war.
Analysis Of The Fiscal Year 1997 Defense Budget Request
04/00/1996 Analysis of the FY 1997 defense budget request
Clinton Administration’s FY 1997 Budget For National Defense
03/22/1996 Adjusted for the effects of lower inflation estimates over the next six years, the administration's new FY 1997-FY 2002 plan would provide some $30.5 billion more for defense than last year's plan over the same period.
A Quick Look At The Clinton Administration’s FY 1997 Defense Budget Request
03/01/1996 The Clinton Administration today announced that it would request $242.6 billion in budget authority for DoD in fiscal year 1997.
Lockheed Martin’s Loral Buy-What Does It Mean For The Future Of The US Defense Industry?
01/25/1996 LM's decision has several important implications. It demonstrates that consolidation within the defense industy continues and that such such consolidation is deemed essential to survival.
Restructuring for a New Era: Framing the Roles & Missions Debate
04/01/1995 Today, the United States faces a major challenge: restructuring its defense establishment to function efficiently and effectively in a new, dynamic security environment. This paper offers a framework for meeting that challenge. |