Todd Harrison

Senior Associate (Non-resident), Aerospace Security Project and Defense Budget Analysis
Todd Harrison

Todd Harrison is a non-resident senior associate with the Aerospace Security Project and Defense Budget Analysis program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Mr. Harrison is currently the managing director of Metrea Strategic Insights, where he leads the company’s efforts to conduct innovative, insightful, and pathfinding research. Prior to joining Metrea in May 2022, Mr. Harrison was a senior fellow and the director of the CSIS Defense Budget Analysis program and Aerospace Security Project, where he led the Center’s efforts to provide in-depth, nonpartisan research and analysis of defense funding, space security, and air power issues. Mr. Harrison joined CSIS from the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), where he was a senior fellow for defense budget studies. At both CSIS and CSBA, Mr. Harrison authored numerous publications on trends in the defense budget, military space systems, threats to space systems, civil space exploration, defense acquisitions, military compensation and readiness, and military force structure, among other topics. Mr. Harrison previously worked at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he consulted for the U.S. Air Force on satellite communications systems and supported a variety of other clients evaluating the performance of acquisition programs. Prior to Booz Allen, he worked for AeroAstro Inc., a small start-up developing advanced space technologies, and as a management consultant at Diamond Cluster International. Mr. Harrison previously served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force Reserves and is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with both a BS and an MS in aeronautics and astronautics. He is currently a non-resident senior associate at CSIS, a member of the National Security Space Association Board of Advisors, and an adjunct faculty member at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

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Tracking Developments in Counterspace Weapons

Please join CSIS's Aerospace Security Project and the Secure World Foundation as they discuss tracking developments in counterspace weapons.

Event by Todd Harrison , Kaitlyn Johnson , Makena Young , Dr. Brian Weeden , Victoria Samson , Michael Mineiro , Eric Desautels , and John Hill — April 20, 2022

Space Threat Assessment 2022

The 2022 Space Threat Assessment covers the growing counterspace capabilities of China, Russia, India, Iran, North Korea, and others. It also analyzes several key events, including the 2021 Russian ASAT test, the supposed Chinese FOBS test, and Russian jamming in Ukraine.

Report by Todd Harrison , Kaitlyn Johnson , Makena Young , Nicholas Wood , and Alyssa Goessler — April 4, 2022

Measuring Congressional Impact on Defense Acquisition Funding

This study measures Congress’s impact on defense acquisition funding by comparing actual funding levels for procurement and RDT&E accounts with the original levels proposed in the Defense Department’s budget request and identifies trends in congressional actions.

Report by Seamus P. Daniels and Todd Harrison — March 14, 2022

Battle Networks and the Future Force

This third brief in the series focuses on the importance of integrating allies and partners into future battle networks, the technical and policy challenges involved, and the potential for combined battle networks with allies and partners to enable a new offset strategy.

Brief by Todd Harrison and Christopher Reid — March 4, 2022

Experts Preview the FY 2023 Defense Budget Request

Join the CSIS Defense Budget Analysis program on February 7, 2022 for a conversation on the forthcoming FY 2023 defense budget request.

Event by Todd Harrison , Seamus P. Daniels , Mackenzie Eaglen , Dr. Stacie Pettyjohn , Dr. Travis Sharp , and Thomas Spoehr — February 7, 2022

Commercial Space Remote Sensing and Its Role in National Security

This CSIS brief explores the ways commercial space remote sensing can support national security and the changes in acquisition approaches and government policies needed to fully leverage the innovation, capabilities, and additional capacity commercial systems can provide.

Brief by Todd Harrison and Matthew Strohmeyer — February 2, 2022

Dancing Lights in Space: How to Manage The Risks of Satellite Close Approaches in Geostationary Orbit

The Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Secure World Foundation (SWF) are holding this online event to discuss The importance of public space situational awareness

Event by and Todd Harrison , Makena Young , Kaitlyn Johnson , Audrey Schaffer , Brien Flewelling , Dan Oltrogge , Marc Becker , Doug Loverro , Brian Weeden , Alessandro Cacioni , Almudena Azcárate Ortega — January 26, 2022

Discussing Two Years of the Space Force with General Raymond

Please join the Aerospace Security Project as Director Todd Harrison sits down with Space Force General John “Jay” Raymond to reflect on the progress of the first two years of the newest U.S. military branch, the Space Force.

Event by Todd Harrison , John J. Hamre , and General John W. "Jay" Raymond — January 19, 2022

Analysis of the FY 2022 Defense Budget

This report assesses the Biden administration’s FY 2022 defense budget request. It outlines the priorities and potential effects of ongoing strategic reviews, tracks current congressional action on FY 2022 defense appropriations, and identifies key issues for FY 2023.

Report by Todd Harrison and Seamus P. Daniels — December 13, 2021