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The Department of Defense (DoD) operates today in an international security environment of great change. DoD has also seen its Supplier base consolidate significantly over the last ten years at the same time as its procurement needs have both diversified and significantly increased. To accommodate both the current and emerging National Security needs associated with this dynamic environment, DoD has acknowledged the importance of a significant transformation of its relationship with the National Security Industrial Base. The conclusion of this Task Force is that "the nation currently has a consolidated 20th Century defense industry, not the required and transformed 21st Century National Security Industrial Base it needs for the future." In order to meet the critical capability needs of the 21st Century Combatant Commands and joint forces on time and within budget, DoD leadership must take immediate and deliberate action to evolve its current working relationship with Industry to achieve a focused and strategic transformation of its relationship with the National Security Industrial Base of the future. The Task Force developed four primary findings and nine recommendations. While the performance of the National Security Industry will be impacted by changes at DoD, the focus of this Task Force was on the future of the National Security Industry itself.
National secuirty strategy is a vast subject involving a daunting array of interrelated subelements woven in intricate, sometimes vague, and ever-changing patterns. Its processes are often irregular and confusing and are always based on difficult decisions laden with serious risks. In short, it is a subject understood by few and confusing to most. It is, at the same time, a subject of overwhelming importance to the fate of the United States and civilization itself. Col. Dennis M. Drew and Dr. Donald M. Snow have done a considerable service by drawing together many of the diverse threads of national security strategy into a coherent whole. They consider political and military strategy elements as part of a larger decisionmaking process influenced by economic, technological, cultural, and historical factors. I know of no other recent volume that addresses the entire national security milieu in such a logical manner and yet also manages to address current concerns so thoroughly. It is equally remarkable that they have addressed so many contentious problems in such an evenhanded manner. Although the title suggests that this is an introductory volume - and it is - I am convinced that experienced practitioners in the field of national security strategy would benefit greatly from a close examination of this excellent book. Sidney J. Wise Colonel, United States Air Force Commander, Center for Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education
At a moment of historic highs in defense spending, there is growing concern about the future of American defense industry as well as the national security industrial and scientific base more generally. As we explore the needs and future of the defense industrial base it is important to recognize that there is no one silver bullet solution to the challenges that range from how to manage an austere defense budget environment to how to solve long-term trends in fields that may not seem directly linked, but are foundational, like STEM education. Even more, it is important to recognize that there are many questions that remain open in a sense, requiring greater study and analysis. These include: what is the range of probable levels of future American defense spending in the coming years, as well as the likely resources available for weapons acquisition? What apportionment of acquisition resources between procurement, on the one hand, and research, development, testing and evaluation on the other makes sense, and should the structure of contracts be changed to strengthen one process or the other? How can key innovation and design-team capabilities be retained even in an era of fewer new key program starts? How can industry-Pentagon dialogue, now probably too constrained, be best promoted in a manner consistent with tight ethics restrictions? Which specific areas of technological capability might require protection so that at least one to two key American suppliers remain? Relatedly, how can the defense industry subcontractor base be kept viable, including at the small-business level? Which export control reforms are needed? How can defense workforce excellence be retained, in terms of STEM competence, military experience, and financial and organizational acumen, as a key generation of workers and leaders retires in the coming years? Throughout the process, American planners should remember that winning wars takes first and foremost great troopers, as well as excellent strategists to guide their operations and employment. But it also takes outstanding equipment and technology. We should neither lose sight of this fact nor consider the high quality of U.S. weaponry a God-given birthright of the American people and their men and women in arms.
An expert explains why the security needs of the twenty-first century require a transformation of the defense industry of the twentieth century. New geopolitical realities—including terrorism, pandemics, rogue nuclear states, resource conflicts, insurgencies, mass migration, economic collapse, and cyber attacks—have created a dramatically different national-security environment for America. Twentieth-century defense strategies, technologies, and industrial practices will not meet the security requirements of a post-9/11 world. In Democracy's Arsenal, Jacques Gansler describes the transformations needed in government and industry to achieve a new, more effective system of national defense. Drawing on his decades of experience in industry, government, and academia, Gansler argues that the old model of ever-increasing defense expenditures on largely outmoded weapons systems must be replaced by a strategy that combines a healthy economy, effective international relations, and a strong (but affordable) national security posture. The defense industry must remake itself to become responsive and relevant to the needs of twenty-first-century security.
On August 24-25, 2010, the National Defense University held a conference titled “Economic Security: Neglected Dimension of National Security?” to explore the economic element of national power. This special collection of selected papers from the conference represents the view of several keynote speakers and participants in six panel discussions. It explores the complexity surrounding this subject and examines the major elements that, interacting as a system, define the economic component of national security.
This project examines the current DOD and defense industrial base environments after ten years of downsizing. An analysis of the national security environment of the early 21st century is provided to determine tomorrow's industrial base requirements. Finally, the project outlines how America, specifically the DOD, will work within the framework of a new integrated defense industrial base to meet the challenges of the early 21st century.
This project examines the current DOD and defense industrial base environments after ten years of downsizing. An analysis of the national security environment of the early 21st century is provided to determine tomorrow's industrial base requirements. Finally, the project outlines how America, specifically the DOD, will work within the framework of a new integrated defense industrial base to meet the challenges of the early 21st century.