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Contracting Under Fire: Lessons Learned in Wartime Contracting and Expeditionary Economics

December 18, 2012 • By Todd Harrison and John Speed Meyers

This study assesses the U.S. Expeditionary Economics effort through four case studies: Iraq’s State-Owned Enterprises, Local-First Programs, the National Solidarity Program and Commander’s Emergency Response Programs.

Strategic Choices: Navigating Austerity

November 27, 2012 • By Todd Harrison and Mark Gunzinger

The report is based on the insights developed through a series of exercises that CSBA conducted during the summer of 2012. The exercises sought to inform the debate on the way defense resources are allocated in light of declining budgets, the evolving threat environment and the changing DoD’s priorities.

Analysis of the FY2013 Defense Budget and Sequestration

August 24, 2012 • By Todd Harrison

For the first time since the sequestration process was triggered in late 2011, Todd Harrison offers a comprehensive account-by-account and outlays analysis of its potential impact on the DoD budget.

Cyber Warfare: A “Nuclear Option”?

August 24, 2012 • By Andrew F. Krepinevich

How valid is the growing concern among senior U.S. leaders that state and non-state actors will become increasingly capable of executing cyber attacks with catastrophic consequences? Does the expansion of the military competition into the cyber domain represent a major shift in the character of warfare?

Rebalancing Military Compensation: An Evidence-Based Approach

July 12, 2012 • By Todd Harrison

This groundbreaking study presents a new approach for optimizing the military compensation system. Rather than focusing exclusively on reducing costs, the study looks at options for getting better value from…