Program Related Publication Feeds

Structure and Dynamics of the U.S. Federal Services Industrial Base, 2000-2010

gsanders — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The U.S. government has a permanent and, until recently, growing reliance on contracts with the private sector for a wide range of services. For the past six years, the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group (DIIG) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has tracked the trends driving the services industry.

DHS Contract Spending and the Supporting Industrial Base

jdunton — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

This report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) examines the contracting practices of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the contractor base that supports it.

Defense Contract Trends

ian — Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

In DoD contracting overall, services grew at a much faster pace in the past 20 years than did products and R&D, and were it not for combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan would possibly have continued to receive the lion’s share of DoD contract awards.

Defense Contract Trends

ian — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

A new edition of this publication became available on May 11, 2011.

Structure and Dynamics of the U.S. Federal Professional Services Industrial Base, 1995-2009

gsanders — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The U.S. government has a permanent and growing reliance on contracts with the private sector for a wide range of professional and support services. For the past five years, the CSIS Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group has tracked the trends driving the professional services industry since 1995.

DIIG Current Issues No. 20: Integrating COTS: Lessons from Recent Ground Vehicle Acquisitions

gsanders — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Defense systems are rarely acquired rapidly.

DIIG Current Issues No. 18: Addressing Concerns About US Foreign Policy Outsourcing

gsanders — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

In the past weeks, the criticism about America’s foreign policy being outsourced to the private sector has resurfaced with a vengeance. This is an important issue to raise: not only do the Defense Department, State Department, and Agency for International Development (AID) represent US interests overseas, they also account for some 70 percent of all US government contracts.

DIIG Current Issues No. 17: Contracting for Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan

gsanders — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The U.S. government has spent $153B in 2008 dollars on contracts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and their neighborhoods since fiscal year (FY) 2001, according to the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). In June 2009, 194,000 contractors were working for the U.S. government in Iraq and Afghanistan, compared to 190,000 U.S. troops. At least 1,200 contractors have been killed in the two wars.

DIIG Current Issues No. 8: The President's Government Contracting Review

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Sound companies always benefit from smarter customers.

Structure and Dynamics of the U.S. Federal Professional Services Industrial Base, 1995-2007

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

The U.S. government has a permanent and growing reliance on contracts with the private sector for a wide range of professional and support services. For the past three years, CSIS research has tracked the trends driving the professional services industry since 1995. This report analyzes these trends through 2007, the most recent year for which reliable data are available.

DIIG Current Issues No. 5: The cost of cutting defense acquisition

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Defense acquisition cuts carry risks. Budget decisions must be consistent with a clear defense strategy. In particular, operational, financial and industrial-base factors have to be considered before opting to reduce defense acquisition spending.

DIIG Current Issues No. 3: Defense Economics

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

While the U.S. economy slowed in the third calendar quarter, defense spending leaped, far outstripping other government agencies. It is tempting to draw the conclusion that defense spending is somehow not aligned with the rest of the economy. Here is why that conclusion is incorrect.

DIIG Current Issues No. 2: Small Businesses

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The Washington Post found that many contractors are misclassified as small businesses in the Federal Procurement Data Service. We provide additional information of the scope and nature of this problem.

DIIG Current Issues No. 1: Cost-Plus Contracts

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

For the first time in the history of televised presidential debates, contracting has moved to the stage. During the first Presidential debate, one candidate stated that to get defense costs under control, "we have to do away with cost-plus contracts.".

In addition to this report there is a "Cost-plus Contracting Narrated Slide Show"

The Structure and Dynamics of the U.S. Federal Professional Services Industrial Base, 1995-2005

Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400

The macro trends driving the professional services industry over the past decade extended into 2005 and 2006. There is a continuing and growing reliance on the private sector for a wide range of professional and support services by the U.S. government.

Structure and Dynamics of the U.S. Federal Professional Services Industrial Base 1995-2004

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

During the past decade, the U.S. government has been increasing its reliance on the private sector for a wide range of professional and support services.