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Audio: Defense Planning under the Threat of Sequester

kate — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:33:00 -0400

The deeply uncertain budget environment going forward has serious implications for the Department of Defense’s planning cycle. The panel explored how DOD is approaching and should approach the drawdown, how the budget impacts strategy in a fiscally constrained environment, and the challenges presented by sequestration and the ambiguity of defense funding in the future.

Video: Defense Industrial Base Implications of the FY13 Budget

kate — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:27:06 -0500

Following the release of the President's Budget for FY2013, the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group hosted a panel of experts to discuss the implications for the defense industrial base.

Audio: Defense Industrial Base Implications of the FY13 Budget

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:12:20 -0500

Following the release of the President's Budget for FY2013, the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group hosted a panel of experts to discuss the implications for the defense industrial base.

Audio: Military Strategy Forum: General Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:35:00 -0500

CSIS hosted the first Military Strategy Forum of 2012. This year, in addition to our usual series of distinguished speakers, we will focus on the defense budget and the impact of the drawdown. We are pleased to welcome General Norton A. Schwartz as the first speaker in our Defense Budget Series of the CSIS Military Strategy Forum.

Video: Military Strategy Forum: General Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:50:00 -0500

General Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force CSIS hosted the first Military Strategy Forum of 2012. This year, in addition to our usual series of distinguished speakers, we will focus on the defense budget and the impact of the drawdown. We are pleased to welcome General Norton A.

Video: The Acquisition Implications of the DoD Strategic Guidance and the FY2013 Budget

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:41:00 -0500

The CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group is pleased to invite you to an event featuring distinguished speaker, The Honorable Frank Kendall, Acting Under Secretary of Defense, AT&L. Following his remarks, questions will be taken from the floor.

Audio: The Acquisition Implications of the DoD Strategic Guidance and the FY2013 Budget

kate — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:33:18 -0500

The CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group hosted an event featuring distinguished speaker, The Honorable Frank Kendall, Acting Under Secretary of Defense, AT&L.

Video: Implications of the FY13 Defense Budget

kate — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:02:33 -0500

Pending the release of defense budget details by Secretary Panetta on January 26th, the CSIS International Security Program hosted a panel of experts to discuss the implications for national security strategy, policy, programs, and resources.

Audio: Implications of the FY13 Defense Budget

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:54:58 -0500

Video: U.S. Federal Services Industrial Base Report Release

kate — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:32:18 -0500

The Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group hosted the release of its 2010 update of the CSIS annual U.S. Federal Services Industrial Base report.

Audio: Deficits, Defense, and the Industrial Base – What’s Next?

kate — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:21:22 -0500

The Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group will host an event on the current uncertainty surrounding deficit reduction and what it means for national security and the defense industrial base. John Hamre will provide opening remarks and take questions from the floor. This will be followed by commentary from the panel of experts and a Q&A discussion moderated by David Berteau.

Video: Deficits, Defense, and the Industrial Base – What’s Next?

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:05:00 -0500

Video: Future Defense Challenges

kate — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:38:33 -0400

CSIS hosted the discussion of a new CSIS report: "U.S. Ground Force Capabilities through 2020". The coming year will bring pivotal decisions that will shape U.S. defense policy well into future. The President and Congress will have to determine how deeply to cut defense spending relative to other alternatives for shrinking the deficit.

Audio: Future Defense Challenges

kate — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:31:29 -0400

Video: Defense in an Age of Austerity: Keynote Speaker, Secretary William S. Cohen

kate — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:13:12 -0400

A one-day conference on Defense in an Age of Austerity, hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) with support from the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, during which security experts will debate the role of the United States in international affairs and how the U.S.

Audio: Defense in an Age of Austerity: Panel 3

kate — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:06:19 -0400

Audio: Defense in an Age of Austerity: Panel 4

kate — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:01:12 -0400

Audio: Defense in an Age of Austerity: Panel 2

kate — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:48:30 -0400

Audio: Defense in an Age of Austerity: Panel 1

kate — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:14:00 -0400

Audio: Defense in an Age of Austerity: Keynote Speaker, Secretary William S. Cohen

kate — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:40:49 -0400

Audio: European Defense Trends

kate — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:47:51 -0400

A key determinant for European defense capabilities is the European defense market, which consists of three main elements: national defense budgets, the European defense acquisition regulatory environment, and the European defense and security industrial base.

Video: European Defense Trends

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:41:00 -0400

Video: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Contract Spending and the Supporting Industrial Base

ian — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:13:30 -0400

CSIS released an annotated brief on contracting by the Department of Homeland Security and on the industrial base that supports it.

Audio: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Contract Spending and the Supporting Industrial Base

ian — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:05:29 -0400

CSIS released an annotated brief on contracting by the Department of Homeland Security and on the industrial base that supports it.

Audio: Operational Energy Strategy

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:08:00 -0400

On June 14, 2011 the Department of Defense released its first ever “Operational Energy Strategy” which outlines how the department can better use energy resources to support their strategic goals, the country’s broader energy security goal, lower risks to the warfighter, and more efficiency allocate and save taxpayer resources.

Audio: Lessons from the Last Budget Drawdown

sherry — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:22:00 -0400

The panelists will discuss the lessons learned from the drawdown of the 1990s and implications for today.

Video: Lessons from the Last Budget Drawdown (Panel Discussion)

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:44:00 -0400

At this session the panelists discussed the lessons learned from the drawdown of the 1990s and implications for today.

Video: Lessons from the Last Budget Drawdown (Presentation)

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 12:39:00 -0400

David Berteau presents before a panel discussion on the lessons learned from the drawdown of the 1990s and implications for today.

Audio: A Diminishing Transatlantic Partnership?

Fri, 20 May 2011 18:03:00 -0400

Video: A Diminishing Transatlantic Partnership?

Fri, 20 May 2011 17:57:00 -0400

The report assesses the impact of the global financial crisis, and the subsequent European recession and foreign debt crisis, on Europe's ability to sustain its contributions to international security, its defense industrial base, and official development assistance.It concludes that as the ongoing economic and political crisis deepens, Europe is likely to be a less capable, willing, and intere

Audio: Workforce Cost Realism Assessment Report Release

mentman — Tue, 17 May 2011 17:24:46 -0400

David J. Berteau
Senior Adviser and Director, CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group

Video: Workforce Cost Realism Assessment Report Release

Tue, 17 May 2011 15:59:00 -0400

In a time of budgetary strain, the U.S. government must have repeatable, verifiable, and data driven mechanisms for making decisions and understanding their resource implications. Industry and experts have voiced concerns over whether DoD’s insourcing initiatives and cost estimation methodology meet these requirements.

Audio: Defense Contract Trends

mentman — Fri, 06 May 2011 15:15:15 -0400

CSIS has updated our annotated brief on the structure and trends of DOD contracting, including both products and services. The briefing has new 2010 data on the types of contracts, the extent of competition, and the top contractors. DOD contract spending has begun to decline, and the new data and analysis in this briefing will show how this reversal has already begun to affect contracting.

Video: Defense Contract Trends

ian — Fri, 06 May 2011 12:45:59 -0400

Audio: Implications of the FY12 Defense Budget

mentman — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:40:34 -0500

The FY12 base defense budget request is $553 billion. David Berteau, director of the CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group, compared that number to both the current funding under the continuing resolution of $526 billion and the president’s FY11 request of $549 billion. FY12 is a modest $4 billion increase over the FY11 request.

Video: Implications of the FY12 Defense Budget

mentman — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:16:22 -0500

Video Highlight: Implications of the FY12 Defense Budget

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:05:00 -0500

The FY12 base defense budget request is $553 billion. David Berteau, director of the CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group, compared that number to both the current funding under the continuing resolution of $526 billion and the president’s FY11 request of $549 billion. FY12 is a modest $4 billion increase over the FY11 request.

Video: U.S. Department of Defense Contract Spending and the Industrial Base

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:25:29 -0500

The Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group hosted a presentation of its annotated brief on Department of Defense contract spending.

Audio: U.S. Department of Defense Contract Spending and the Industrial Base

mentman — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:20:13 -0500

The Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group hosted a presentation of its annotated brief on Department of Defense contract spending.

Video: The United States Government’s Employment of Armed Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan

ian — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:45:26 -0500

The Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group hosts a debate in Lincoln-Douglas format investigating issues surrounding the employment of armed private forces by the United States and whether the lessons learned from Iraq and Afghanistan might apply to other zones of conflict.

Audio: The United States Government’s Employment of Armed Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan

ian — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:40:01 -0500

Video: Entrepreneurship in Challenging Times: Keynote

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:24:00 -0500

To mark this year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), in partnership with the Kauffman Foundation, will host a conference on improving approaches to entrepreneurship and private-sector development in conflict and natural disaster-affected regions. The conference will highlight the ways in which the U.S.

Video: Entrepreneurship in Challenging Times: Lunch Keynote

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:22:00 -0500

Video: Entrepreneurship in Challenging Times: Closing Speaker

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:10:00 -0500

Audio: Defense Industrial Base and U.S. Competitiveness

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:33:01 -0500

The Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group of the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosts a session to examine the role of the manufacturing sector in the United States and the implications for the U.S. place in the global economy. This is the second session of a three part series made possible with the support of the Alcoa Foundation.

Video: Defense Industrial Base and U.S. Competitiveness

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:50:31 -0500

The Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group of the Center for Strategic and International Studies invites you to a session that will examine the role of the manufacturing sector in the United States and the implications for the U.S. place in the global economy. This is the second session of a three part series made possible with the support of the Alcoa Foundation.

Audio: Report Rollout: U.S. Federal Professional Services Industrial Base

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:57:46 -0500

Hosted by
David J. Berteau
Senior Adviser, and Director, CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group

The Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group hosts the rollout of its new report on the U.S. Federal Professional Services Industrial Base.

Video: Report Rollout: European Defense Trends

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:45:47 -0400

The Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group invites you to the rollout of its new report on European defense trends.

Audio: Report Rollout: European Defense Trends

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:04:24 -0400

The Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group hosted a rollout of its new report on European defense trends.

Audio: The UK Strategic Defence and Security Review (Panel Discussion)

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:59:00 -0400

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is hosting a Military Strategy Forum with

General Sir Nicholas Houghton KCB CBE, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff

"The UK Strategic Defence and Security Review"