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
- 202.775.3173
- 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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Is Bigger Better? Concentration, Competition, and Defense Contracting Outcomes
Event by Gregory Sanders , Andrew Philip Hunter , Frank Kendall , Barry Lynn , Marjorie Censer , and Pierre Chao — February 11, 2019

Evaluating Consolidation and the Threat of Monopolies within Industrial Sectors
Report by Gregory Sanders , Zach Huitink , and Andrew Philip Hunter — February 11, 2019

Beating the Air into Submission: Investing in Vertical Lift Modernization
Brief by Andrew Philip Hunter , Robert Karlen , and Gabriel Coll — February 4, 2019

Surviving the Defense Industry: New Entrants and Small Business Graduation
Event by Gregory Sanders , Andrew Philip Hunter , Emily Harman , Christian Brose , Tara Murphy Dougherty , and Brennan Grignon — February 1, 2019

Masterpiece or Misfire? What to Expect in the FY 2020 Defense Budget Request
Event by Todd Harrison , Mark F. Cancian , Andrew Philip Hunter , Kathleen H. Hicks , and Mackenzie Eaglen — January 31, 2019

The Business of Software Innovation
Event by Andrew Philip Hunter , Jeff Boleng , Brett Lambert , and Beth McGrath — January 29, 2019

Press Briefing: The State of the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
Event by Gregory Sanders and Andrew Philip Hunter — November 27, 2018

Press Briefing: The State of the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
Transcript — November 27, 2018

New Entrants and Small Business Graduation in the Market for Federal Contracts
Report by Gregory Sanders and Andrew Philip Hunter — November 20, 2018

Economic Security as National Security: A Discussion with Dr. Peter Navarro
Event by Andrew Philip Hunter and Dr. Peter Navarro — November 9, 2018
