Program Related Event Feeds

Implications of the FY13 Defense Budget

kobecny — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:15:00 -0500

The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted an International Security Program event on

Implications of the FY13 Defense Budget

featuring

David J. Berteau
Director, CSIS International Security Program

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

kobecny — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:00:00 -0500

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

Opening Remarks and Commentary by
John Hamre
President and CEO, CSIS

Followed by a panel of experts
David J. Berteau (moderator)

U.S. Federal Services Industrial Base Report Release

kobecny — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500

U.S. Federal Services Industrial Base Report Release

Hosted by
David J. Berteau
Senior Vice President and Director, CSIS International Security Program

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

Afghan Perspectives on Post-Transition

kobecny — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:30:00 -0500

The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted

Afghan Perspectives on Post-Transition

featuring remarks by

Mr. Mohammad Haneef Atmar
Former Afghan Minister of Interior

European Defense Trends

kobecny — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:00:00 -0400

Budgets, Regulatory Frameworks, and the Industrial Base 2010

The Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group invites you to a briefing on European defense trends.

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

kobecny — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:00:00 -0400

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

A Diminishing Transatlantic Partnership?

ian — Fri, 20 May 2011 10:00:00 -0400

A Diminishing Transatlantic Partnership?
The Impact of the Financial Crisis on European Defense and Foreign Assistance Capabilities

Featuring

Stephen J. Flanagan
Henry A. Kissinger Chair and Senior Vice President

Workforce Cost Realism Assessment Report Release

Tue, 17 May 2011 09:00:00 -0400

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

Defense Contract Trends

kobecny — Fri, 06 May 2011 10:00:00 -0400

Defense Contract Trends

Roundtable with UK House of Commons Defence Committee

tcipoletti — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:30:00 -0400

CSIS experts engaged in a private, off-the-record discussion with a group of MPs from the UK House of Commons Defence Committee to discuss U.S. reaction to the UK's recent Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), current operations, and service personnel welfare. Dr. Stephen J. Flanagan, Henry A. Kissinger Chair and senior vice president, moderated the event.

Enhancing Euro-Atlantic Security Amid Uncertain Times: EU - U.S. Security Strategies and Recommendations

mentman — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:45:00 -0500

CSIS held a conference following a fourteen month collaborative research project led by the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) of Rome, in partnership with the French Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique (FRS), the Swedish Institute for International Affair (UI), and CSIS.

Event slideshow:

Implications of the FY12 Defense Budget

gsanders — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:00:00 -0500

Implications of the FY12 Defense Budget

Pending the release of the defense budget on February 14, CSIS hosted a panel to discuss its implications. This session will be on the record.

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

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

kobecny — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 13:00:00 -0500

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

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

ian — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:00:00 -0500

Resolved :

The benefits of the United States Government’s employment of armed contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan outweigh the costs and detriments

A Debate in the Lincoln-Douglas Format

Taking the Affirmative

Defense Industrial Base and U.S. Competitiveness: Implications for the Manufacturing Base and U.S. National Security

ian — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:00:00 -0500

The Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group of the Center for Strategic and International Studies hsots 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.

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

ian — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:30:00 -0500

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

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

Report Rollout: European Defense Trends

ian — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 08:30:00 -0400

Report Rollout: European Defense Trends

Budgets, Regulatory Frameworks, and the Industrial Base

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

Wes Bush on the Defense Industrial Base: Current and Future Issues

mentman — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:00:00 -0400

The Defense Industrial Initiatives Group of the Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted a speech by

Wes Bush
CEO and President of Northrop Grumman

"The Defense Industrial Base: Current and Future Issues"

Delivering Better Acquisition Value: Conversations with Industry Session Three

ian — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:00:00 -0400

This event has been postponed. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Delivering Better Acquisition Value: Conversations with Industry Session Three

Vision and Foresight in Government Decision-Making

ian — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:30:00 -0400

Vision and Foresight in Government Decision-Making: Project on National Security Reform (PNSR) Vision Working Group Book Launch

Friday, July 30, 2010
8:30am-1:30pm

Delivering Better Acquisition Value: Conversations with Industry: Session Two

ian — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Delivering Better Acquisition Value: Conversations with Industry: Session Two

Report Release: National Security and the Commercial Space Sector

ian — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0400

Report Release: National Security and the Commercial Space Sector

An Analysis and Evaluation of Options for Improving Commercial Access to Space

Monday, July 26, 2010
9:00am-10:00am

Delivering Better Acquisition Value: Conversations with Industry

ian — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:00 -0400

CSIS hosted a discussion on:

Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act (WSARA) 2009 Progress Report

ian — Wed, 26 May 2010 09:00:00 -0400

CSIS will release a report on the implementation of the Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010
9:00am-10:00am (Continental breakfast will be available at 8:30am)

Agenda

National Security and the Commercial Space Sector

ian — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:00:00 -0400

Draft Report Release
"National Security and the Commercial Space Sector"
Initial analysis and evaluation of options for improving commercial access to space

Friday, April 30, 2010
10:00am-11:30am

Defense Logistics Modernization

ian — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:30:00 -0400

Future defense budgets will be squeezed more tightly and DoD will come under growing pressure to enhance efficiency and save taxpayer money. Logistics account for well over one-fourth of the defense budget, including nearly $7 billion spent to date on fourteen modern information-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Logistics will be a key area for saving

Industrial Base Impact of the Quadrennial Defense Review

ian — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:00:00 -0500

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a panel discussion of the impact and implications of the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) on the defense industrial base.

Book Launch: Fortresses and Icebergs by Jeffrey P. Bialos

gsanders — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:00:00 -0400

The Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins Unversity's Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies jointly present

Book Launch: Fortresses and Icebergs
The Evolution of the Transatlantic Defense Market and the Implications for U.S. National Security Policy

CSIS Complexity Project – Phase II Organizing for a Complex World: The Way Ahead

gsanders — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:30:00 -0400

The CSIS Complexity project's first phase which led to the publication of “Organizing for a Complex World: Developing Tomorrow’s Defense and Net-Centric Systems.” Phase II is proposing and assessing ways to measure success in complex program management and ways for organizations to a

TacAir Issues Series: F-22

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:30:00 -0400

Panelists examined the future of tactical air, overall strategy, and industrial base issues. This event provided a forum for discussion of critical and timely questions on the F-22 Raptor.

Defense Industrial Policies: An Israeli Perspective

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Alex Dan, a senior executive with Elbit Systems Ltd., will present new ways in which Israeli defense companies work with the Israeli Ministry of Defense to swiftly bring innovative technology solutions to the warfighter, and discuss whether lessons can be drawn from this experience for the U.S. defense RDT&E and acquisition systems.

Report Rollout: Structure & Dynamics of the U.S. Federal Professional Services Industrial Base

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group (DIIG) at CSIS hosted the release of its new report, Structure and Dynamics of the U.S. Federal Professional Services Industrial Base at CSIS. The report presents the current industrial structure of the professional services contracting base and the trends that have swept through the industry in the past thirteen years.

Smart Stimulus?: Potential ramifications for recovery, reinvestment, trade, security and U.S. global leadership.

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Book Launch: Organizing for a Complex World: Developing Tomorrow's Defense and Net-Centric Systems

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Toward a 21st Century Export and Technology Control Regime

Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Conference Agenda

8:00 – 9:00 am REGISTRATION and Continental Breakfast

9:00 am INTRODUCTION

—John Hamre, President & CEO, CSIS

Pierre Chao presents at Complex Project Management Knowledge Sharing Forum

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:00:00 -0500

Pierre Chao presents preliminary findings of CSIS/MIT project on Organizing to Manage Complex Systems at the Complex Project Management Knowledge Sharing Forum in Crystal City on December 12, 2007.

Export Control Regulations Study - Meeting with Defense Science Board

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Meeting on export control reform with Defense Science Board.

Export Control Regulations Study - Workshop with Industry

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Workshop on export control reform with representatives of the aerospace/defense industry. The purpose of this meeting will be to review major themes of research findings and to assist CSIS to test and refine its list of potential recommendations on its upcoming report on defense export controls.

Export Control Regulations Study - Meeting with staff of House International Relations Committee

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Meeting on export control reform with the staff of the House International Relations Committee. The purpose of this meeting will be to review major themes of research findings and to assist CSIS to test and refine its list of potential recommendations on its upcoming report on defense export controls.

Export Control Regulations Study - Meeting with staff of Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Meeting on export control reform with the staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The purpose of this meeting will be to review major themes of research findings and to assist CSIS to test and refine its list of potential recommendations on its upcoming report on defense export controls.

Export Control Regulations Study - Workshop with Legal Advisory Group

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Workshop on export control reform with CSIS Legal Advisory Group. This Legal Advisory Group will be part of the CSIS project on reexamining the defense export controls system. This important initiative builds on previous CSIS projects and ongoing efforts.

Organizing to Manage Complex Systems, Workshop 5 - Strategies For Managing Complexity

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Fifth workshop in the Organizing to Manage Complex Systems project, co-hosted by CSIS DIIG and the M.I.T.

Security Threats and Responses: Regional Perspectives

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400

CSIS hosted a two-day conference focused on various facets of security and defense issues in Central and Eastern Europe.

Pierre Chao guest lectures at CSIS 2007 Japanese Ministry of Defense Executive Education Program

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Pierre Chao guest lecture on defense industrial, acquisition reform and technology transfer issues at the CSIS 2007 Japanese Ministry of Defense Executive Education Program in Washington DC on March 9, 2007.

Organizing to Manage Complex Systems, Workshop 4 - Measuring Complexity

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Fourth workshop in the Organizing to Manage Complex Systems project, co-hosted by CSIS DIIG and the M.I.T.

Organizing to Manage Complex Systems, Workshop 3 -Competition and Innovation

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Third workshop in the Organizing to Manage Complex Systems project, co-hosted by CSIS DIIG and the M.I.T.

Bilateral Defense Cooperation and the Creation of New Capabilities for a Rapidly Evolving Security Environment

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400

CSIS's Europe Program and its Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group, along with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland and the Office of the U.S.

David Scruggs co-hosts Bilateral Polish-American Defense Cooperation Conference

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0400

David Scruggs co-hosted with CSIS's Europe Program a conference on "Bilateral Polish-American Defense Cooperation and the Creation of New Capabilities for a Rapidly Evolving Security Environme

Organizing to Manage Complex Systems, Workshop 2 -Defining Complex Systems

Thu, 27 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Second workshop in the Organizing to Manage Complex Systems project, co-hosted by CSIS DIIG and the M.I.T. Security Studies Program, with the support of the OSD Systems and Software Engineering Directorate.

Organizing to Manage Complex Systems, Workshop 1 - What Is A "Smart Buyer" In a Complex World?

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400

First workshop in the Organizing to Manage Complex Systems project, co-hosted by CSIS DIIG and the M.I.T.

Program Related Event Feeds

Implications of the FY13 Defense Budget

Implications of the FY13 Defense Budget

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

U.S. Federal Services Industrial Base Report Release

U.S. Federal Services Industrial Base Report Release

Afghan Perspectives on Post-Transition

Afghan Perspectives on Post-Transition

European Defense Trends

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

A Diminishing Transatlantic Partnership?

A Diminishing Transatlantic Partnership? The Impact of the Financial Crisis on European Defense and Foreign Assistance Capabilities

Workforce Cost Realism Assessment Report Release

Defense Contract Trends

Roundtable with UK House of Commons Defence Committee

Enhancing Euro-Atlantic Security Amid Uncertain Times: EU - U.S. Security Strategies and Recommendations

Implications of the FY12 Defense Budget

Implications of the FY12 Defense Budget

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

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

Resolved :

The benefits of the United States Government’s employment of armed contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan outweigh the costs and detriments

Defense Industrial Base and U.S. Competitiveness: Implications for the Manufacturing Base and U.S. National Security

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

Report Rollout: European Defense Trends

Report Rollout: European Defense Trends

Wes Bush on the Defense Industrial Base: Current and Future Issues

Delivering Better Acquisition Value: Conversations with Industry Session Three

This event has been postponed. Apologies for the inconvenience.

Delivering Better Acquisition Value: Conversations with Industry Session Three

Vision and Foresight in Government Decision-Making

Delivering Better Acquisition Value: Conversations with Industry: Session Two

Report Release: National Security and the Commercial Space Sector

Delivering Better Acquisition Value: Conversations with Industry

Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act (WSARA) 2009 Progress Report

National Security and the Commercial Space Sector

Defense Logistics Modernization

Industrial Base Impact of the Quadrennial Defense Review

Book Launch: Fortresses and Icebergs by Jeffrey P. Bialos

CSIS Complexity Project – Phase II Organizing for a Complex World: The Way Ahead

TacAir Issues Series: F-22

Defense Industrial Policies: An Israeli Perspective

Report Rollout: Structure & Dynamics of the U.S. Federal Professional Services Industrial Base

Smart Stimulus?: Potential ramifications for recovery, reinvestment, trade, security and U.S. global leadership.

Book Launch: Organizing for a Complex World: Developing Tomorrow's Defense and Net-Centric Systems

Toward a 21st Century Export and Technology Control Regime

Conference Agenda

8:00 – 9:00 am REGISTRATION and Continental Breakfast

9:00 am INTRODUCTION

Pierre Chao presents at Complex Project Management Knowledge Sharing Forum

Export Control Regulations Study - Meeting with Defense Science Board

Export Control Regulations Study - Workshop with Industry

Export Control Regulations Study - Meeting with staff of House International Relations Committee

Export Control Regulations Study - Meeting with staff of Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Export Control Regulations Study - Workshop with Legal Advisory Group

Organizing to Manage Complex Systems, Workshop 5 - Strategies For Managing Complexity

Security Threats and Responses: Regional Perspectives

Pierre Chao guest lectures at CSIS 2007 Japanese Ministry of Defense Executive Education Program

Organizing to Manage Complex Systems, Workshop 4 - Measuring Complexity

Organizing to Manage Complex Systems, Workshop 3 -Competition and Innovation

Bilateral Defense Cooperation and the Creation of New Capabilities for a Rapidly Evolving Security Environment

David Scruggs co-hosts Bilateral Polish-American Defense Cooperation Conference

Organizing to Manage Complex Systems, Workshop 2 -Defining Complex Systems

Organizing to Manage Complex Systems, Workshop 1 - What Is A "Smart Buyer" In a Complex World?

A Diminishing Transatlantic Partnership?
The Impact of the Financial Crisis on European Defense and Foreign Assistance Capabilities