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.
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- H. Andrew Schwartz
- Chief Communications Officer
- 202.775.3242
- aschwartz@csis.org
- Paige Montfort
- Media Relations Manager, External Relations
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- pmontfort@csis.org
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Bolstering Collective Resilience in Europe
Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine puts the necessity for European resilience into sharper focus. This brief argues for a new framing of NATO’s approach to resilience to amplify allies’ combined capacity to tackle shared challenges and threats.
Brief by Cynthia Cook and Anna M. Dowd — December 9, 2022

Executive Summary: 2021 CSIS-DAPA Conference
Report by Gregory Sanders — December 5, 2022
Inflating the Risk? Contracting in the Face of Inflation
Critical Questions by Gregory Sanders and Alexander Holderness — December 1, 2022

Keeping the U.S. Military Engine Edge: Budget and Contract Trends
Brief by Gregory Sanders and Nicholas Velazquez — October 31, 2022

Pathways to Implementing Comprehensive and Collaborative JADC2
Report by Cynthia Cook , Rose Butchart , Gregory Sanders , and Alexander Holderness — September 27, 2022
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Department of Defense Other Transaction Authority Trends: A New R&D Funding Paradigm?
Brief by Rhys McCormick — December 8, 2020

To Compete, Invest in People: Retaining the U.S. Defense Enterprise’s Technical Workforce
Brief by Lindsey R. Sheppard , Morgan Dwyer , Melissa Dalton , and Angelina Hidalgo — November 23, 2020

Defense Acquisition Trends 2020: Topline DoD Trends
Brief by Rhys McCormick — October 8, 2020

Online Event: Department of Defense’s Service Industrial Base
Event by Gregory Sanders , Andrew Philip Hunter , Mr. David J. Berteau , Mr. Eric Chewning , and Ms. Tara Murphy Dougherty — October 1, 2020

Measuring Service Contract Performance
Report by Gregory Sanders and Andrew Philip Hunter — September 18, 2020

Is the Ratio of Investment between Research and Development to Production in Major Defense Acquisition Programs Experiencing Fundamental Change?
Report by Gregory Sanders , Andrew Philip Hunter , and Rhys McCormick — August 17, 2020

Cycle Times and Cycles of Acquisition Reform
Brief by Alec C. Blivas , Brenen Tidwell , and Morgan Dwyer — August 5, 2020

Online Event: Challenges to the Industrial Base during Covid-19
Event by Andrew Philip Hunter , Mitch Snyder , Nazzic S. Keene , and General Hawk Carlisle USAF (Ret) — May 28, 2020

Prioritizing Weapon System Cybersecurity in a Post-Pandemic Defense Department
Commentary by Morgan Dwyer — May 13, 2020

Assessing the Industrial Base Implications of the Army's Future Vertical Lift Plans
Report by Andrew Philip Hunter and Rhys McCormick — May 6, 2020
