Achieving a 21st Century Defense Industrial Base

Abstract

The briefing starts out by discussing fourteen changes in the world that is driving "security transformation." Despite these changes, the Defense Industrial Structure, the controlling policies, practices, laws, and the Services' budgets and "requirements" priorities have not been transformed to match the needs of this new world. The briefer warns a A fiscal crisis is coming ("hard decisions" will be required - - which will significantly affect industry, and will be strongly resisted by many). Research and Development (R&D) most vulnerable aspect. Reviewing the current Defense acquisition system, the briefer concludes "There is a clear need for a transformation of the U.S. Defense Industrial Base; and it is up to DoD to achieve it. There is a clear need for a transformation of the U.S. Defense Industrial Base; and it is up to DoD to achieve it." The characteristics of such a transformed industry are examined and steps proposed for such a transformation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 2007
Accession Number
ADA493754

Entities

People

  • Jacques Gansler

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Commerce
  • Defense Industry
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Homeland Security
  • Investments
  • Law
  • Logistics
  • National Security
  • Public Policy
  • Security
  • Small Business
  • Systems Engineering
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • Strategic Security Studies