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.
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Analysis of the FY2010 Defense Authorization Bills
September 3, 2009 • By Todd Harrison • Briefs
On June 25, 2009, the full House passed its version of the fiscal year (FY) 2010 national defense authorization act. The Senate passed its version of the bill on July…
Regaining Strategic Competence
September 1, 2009 • By Barry Watts and Andrew F. Krepinevich • Studies
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.
Life After FCS
August 26, 2009 • By Evan B. Montgomery • Briefs
Classified Funding in the FY 2010 Defense Budget Request
August 12, 2009 • By Todd Harrison • Briefs
Classified or “black” programs appear to account for about $35.8 billion, or 17 percent, of the acquisition funding included in the fiscal year (FY) 2010 Department of Defense (DoD) budget…