Program Related Event Feeds

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.

Defense Contract Trends

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

Defense Contract Trends

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Spiral Development, Real Options, and Other Development Methodologies

Mon, 05 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400

In areas such financial portfolio management, automotive manufacturing, and the defense sectors, new methodologies such as real options and spiral development have been successfully implemented to optimize both program output and minimize program risk over several decades.

Transatlantic Defense Forum

Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0500

Session of the CSIS Forum on Transatlantic Defense Cooperation. A discussion with Stephen French, Director General Equipment, British Ministry of Defense. Mr. French presented the U.K.

U.S. roll-out of European Defense Integration project

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0500

U.S. roll-out of the European Defense Integration report. Admiral Edmund Giambastiani was keynote speaker. David Scruggs participated as a panelist.

European conference rolling out CSIS European Defense Integration report

Wed, 12 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400

David Scruggs presented at the European conference, held in partnership with the New Defence Agenda, rolling-out the CSIS European Defense Integration report.

Transatlantic Defense Forum

Mon, 03 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0400

Session of the CSIS Forum on Transatlantic Defense Cooperation. A discussion with Francois Lureau, Chief Executive, Delegation Generale pour l'Armement (DGA), France. Mr.