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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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

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Current Challenges to the Defense Industrial Base

Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group's roundtable discussion on defense industrial base challenges in the context of the Ukraine war.

September 20, 2022

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Defense Acquisition Trends 2020: Topline DoD Trends

For more than a decade, CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group published an annual report examining trends in what DoD is buying, how DoD is buying it, & from whom DoD is buying. This brief presents the topline DoD contract trends for Fiscal Year 2019.

Brief by Rhys McCormick — October 8, 2020

Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James Hong

Online Event: Department of Defense’s Service Industrial Base

Please join us on Thursday, Oct 1st at 2PM for a panel discussion on DoD’s present and future 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

Photo: U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos/Flickr

Measuring Service Contract Performance

Services account for over 41 percent of DoD contract obligations. This CSIS report looks at a million contracts to evaluate how three factors influence performance: service complexity, contract-management capacity, and vendor’s history working with a DoD contracting.

Report by Gregory Sanders and Andrew Philip Hunter — September 18, 2020

Photo: U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos/Flickr

Cycle Times and Cycles of Acquisition Reform

Acquisition reform occurs in cycles. This CSIS brief explores how reform cycles have historically affected acquisition speed (i.e., program cycle times).

Brief by Alec C. Blivas , Brenen Tidwell , and Morgan Dwyer — August 5, 2020

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Online Event: Challenges to the Industrial Base during Covid-19

Please join the CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group on Thursday, May 28th at 3PM for a discussion on the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the defense industrial base. 

Event by Andrew Philip Hunter , Mitch Snyder , Nazzic S. Keene , and General Hawk Carlisle USAF (Ret) — May 28, 2020

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Assessing the Industrial Base Implications of the Army's Future Vertical Lift Plans

Future Vertical Lift, the Army’s effort to develop a new generation of vertical lift systems, is one of its top modernization priorities. This report presents a detailed analysis of the industrial base implications of the Army’s approach to vertical lift modernization.

Report by Andrew Philip Hunter and Rhys McCormick — May 6, 2020

Photo: U.S. Air Force by TECH. SGT. Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr.