Gregory Sanders

Deputy Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
Gregory Sanders

Gregory Sanders is deputy director with the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and senior fellow with the Defense and Security Department at CSIS, where he manages a research team that analyzes data on U.S. government contract spending and other budget and acquisition issues. He employs data visualization and other ways to use complex data collections to create succinct and innovative tables, charts, and maps. His recent research focuses on contract spending by major government departments, contingency contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, and European and Asian defense budgets. This work requires management of data from a variety of databases, most notably the Federal Procurement Database System, and extensive cross-referencing of multiple budget data sources. In support of these goals, he employs SQL Server, as well as the statistical programming language R. Sanders holds an M.A. in international studies from the University of Denver and a B.A. in government and politics, as well as a B.S. in computer science, from the University of Maryland.

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Alternative Funding Mechanisms in Review

DOD’s new Office of Strategic Capital will work to ensure that the future warfighter has the capabilities they need by attracting and scaling private capital to critical technologies for national security, with the advantages and risks of a portfolio investment approach.

Report by Erin L. Murphy, Cynthia Cook, Emily Harding, Gregory Sanders, Nicholas Velazquez, Julia Dickson, and Maeve Sockwell — November 21, 2024

Building a Mutually Complementary Supply Chain between Japan and the United States

Japan’s recent increases in defense spending and relaxation of defense export rules have prompted a new era of opportunity in defense industrial cooperation with the United States, specifically in the realm of uncrewed aerial systems and electro-optical sensors.

Report by Christopher B. Johnstone, Cynthia Cook, Audrey Aldisert, Leah Klaas, Christine Michienzi, Gregg Rubinstein, Gregory Sanders, and Nicholas Szechenyi — August 15, 2024

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Recruiting Friends for the Polar Icebreaker Express: Viewing the ICE Pact through Broader Defense Industrial Cooperation

An audio version of “Recruiting Friends for the Polar Icebreaker Express: Viewing the ICE Pact through Broader Defense Industrial Cooperation,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Katy Buda, Gregory Sanders, and Cynthia Cook. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Katy Buda, Gregory Sanders, and Cynthia Cook — August 1, 2024

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The Regulatory Linchpin of AUKUS

An audio version of “The Regulatory Linchpin of AUKUS,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Gregory Sanders and Henry H. Carroll. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Gregory Sanders and Henry H. Carroll — July 31, 2024

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The Regulatory Linchpin of AUKUS

Recent changes to the United States' export control regime by the U.S. State Department and Commerce Department are a first step toward closer AUKUS integration, but more work is needed to support their successful implementation.

Commentary by Gregory Sanders and Henry H. Carroll — July 29, 2024