Impact of Budget Constraints

Leveraging data and acquisition expertise, DIIG analyzes the effects of the defense drawdown on the defense industrial base

The presence of a technologically superior defense industrial base has been a foundation of the U.S. strategy since the end of World War II. However, since the implementation of the 2011 Budget Control Act’s mandatory reductions to the federal budget, Congressional, DoD, government oversight, and industry officials have all expressed concerns over the health and future of the defense industrial base. Yet this discussion has largely been anecdotal and lacking in empirical support. Through analysis of trends in prime and subprime DoD contract data and ongoing discussions with acquisition experts, DIIG’s research effort seeks to measure the impact of the current defense drawdown across the industrial base. This research benefits both academics and industry, as both groups seek to better understand the ripple effects of an external market shock, such as the current defense budget drawdown, on an industrial base.

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Charting a New Course for the Industrial Base

Panel discussants will include current and former representatives of United States Government and industry, and discussion will focus on addressing the needs of the industrial base through investments in key capabilities, acquisition reform, and industrial base policy.

Event — January 22, 2018

Measuring the Impact of Sequestration and the Drawdown on the Defense Industrial Base

The presence of a technologically superior defense industrial base has been a foundation of U.S. strategy since 1945. While the implementation of the budget cuts in the Budget Control Act of 2011 has caused concerns for the industrial base, the resulting debate has been lacking in empirical analysis. 

Report by Gregory Sanders, Andrew Philip Hunter, and Rhys McCormick — January 22, 2018

The Industrial Base After the Drawdown

In order to delve into the core issues facing the defense industrial base, CSIS brought together a panel of defense acquisition experts.

Event — October 21, 2015

How to Tackle the Cost of Sustainment?

On October 16, the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group released a study it has been working on for the past year entitled “Performance-Based Logistics: A Process Analysis for the Defense Logistics Agency." 

Event — October 16, 2015