Does the Defense Industrial Base Environment Create Strategic Risk?

Abstract

The Defense Industrial Base (DIB) is a heterogeneous collection of organizations that provides equipment and materiel for the Department of Defense (DoD) in support of National defense strategy. The complex defense industrial base environment, coupled with current budget uncertainties, creates strategic risk for the United States. Sectors at risk include the missile and munitions sector, and the tracked combat vehicle sector. To mitigate this risk, DoD must ensure that only strategy-based requirements are placed on the defense industrial base; they must improve and maintain better communication with industry; promote legal reforms to the procurement process; and dedicate funding to maintain critical irreplaceable sectors of the industrial base.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589330

Entities

People

  • Brandon L. Grubbs

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Congress
  • Control Systems
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Acquisition
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Security
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.