DoD faces a fundamental choice in how it prepares to trim its budget under such a high degree of uncertainty. It can change the way it does business or change the business it does. Under the deepest cuts proposed, it may well need to do both.
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Changing the Business of Defense
October 18, 2011 • By Todd Harrison and Evan B. Montgomery • Briefs
Sustaining Critical Sectors of the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
September 20, 2011 • By Barry Watts and Todd Harrison • Studies
This monograph focuses on two main questions concerning what is most accurately described as the “military-industrial-Congressional” complex
The Future of National Defense and the U.S. Military Ten Years After 9/11
September 13, 2011 • By Jim Thomas • Testimony
Chairman McKeon, Ranking Member Smith, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today. On September 11, 2001, I was working in the Pentagon as part…
Defense Funding in the Budget Control Act of 2011
August 4, 2011 • By Todd Harrison • Briefs
While the Budget Control Act of 2011 resolves the debt ceiling issue through 2012, it leaves many budget issues unresolved. The future of the defense budget remains uncertain
Department of Defense Investment in Technology and Capability to Meet Emerging Threats
July 26, 2011 • By Jim Thomas • Testimony
In my testimony today, I will describe some of major security challenges the United States is likely to face in the next two decades. I will then outline potential discontinuities in future warfare that should be considered when making future investment decisions. Building on those discontinuities, I will discuss their broad implications for U.S. defense planning. Finally, I will suggest capability areas that appear to be potential growth opportunities for investment given these discontinuities and their implications