Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group
Strengthening our understanding of the relationship between the Department of Defense and its industrial base
DIIG provides timely, in-depth analysis on the critical issues at the cross-section of the Department of Defense and its industrial base. With a focus on defense acquisition trends, technological innovation, security cooperation, and ongoing reform efforts, DIIG monitors important developments in the global defense industry. DIIG’s products consist of major research projects, published reports, commentaries, interviews, and events.
Contact Information
- Katy Buda
- Program Manager and Research Associate, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group
- kbuda@csis.org
Media Queries
- H. Andrew Schwartz
- Chief Communications Officer
- 202.775.3242
- aschwartz@csis.org
- Samuel Cestari
- Media Relations Coordinator, External Relations
- 202.775.7317
- scestari@csis.org
Latest Analysis
Investing in Resilience as a Response to a Military Threat in Europe
Bolstering European military resilience is essential to counter the acute threat that Russia poses to Europe.
Congressional Testimony by Cynthia Cook and Anna Dowd — April 18, 2024
How Supporting Ukraine Is Revitalizing the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
Commentary by Elizabeth Hoffman, Audrey Aldisert, Cynthia Cook, Gregory Sanders, and Shivani Vakharia — April 18, 2024
Understanding the Contributions of the New National Defense Industrial Strategy
Critical Questions by Cynthia Cook — January 17, 2024
Security in the Western Pacific: Building Future Capabilities in the Time of AUKUS
Report by Mark F. Cancian — January 12, 2024
The National Defense Industrial Strategy: The Way Ahead
Transcript — January 11, 2024
Featured Event
The National Defense Industrial Strategy: The Way Ahead
Featured Topics
All Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group Content
Filter by
Filtering By:
Understanding the Contributions of the New National Defense Industrial Strategy
Critical Questions by Cynthia Cook — January 17, 2024
Don’t Blame ‘Just-in-Time’ Production for Challenges in the U.S. Manufacturing Industrial Base
Critical Questions by Cynthia Cook and Audrey Aldisert — July 19, 2023
Understanding China’s Gallium Sanctions
Critical Questions by Alexander Holderness, Nicholas Velazquez, Henry H. Carroll, and Cynthia Cook — July 7, 2023
Inflating the Risk? Contracting in the Face of Inflation
Critical Questions by Gregory Sanders and Alexander Holderness — December 1, 2022
2021 Defense Acquisition Trends: Topline DoD Trends after a Half Decade of Growth
Critical Questions by Gregory Sanders, Won Joon Jang, and Alexander Holderness — December 2, 2021
Defense Acquisition in the Biden Administration
Critical Questions by Rhys McCormick — February 12, 2021
Arms Trade Reform Options for the New Administration and Congress
Critical Questions by Gregory Sanders — February 5, 2021
The Great Unwinding: The U.S.-Turkey Arms Sales Dispute
Critical Questions by Gregory Sanders and Asya Akca — March 17, 2020
What Comes after the ‘Last Supper’?
Critical Questions by Andrew Philip Hunter and Rhys McCormick — June 11, 2019
Review Warns Defense Industrial Base Faces 'Unprecedented Set of Challenges’
Critical Questions by Rhys McCormick — October 5, 2018