
Budget impacts on the National Defense Strategy
Katherine Blakeley, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments, discusses the impact of short-term spending agreements on the overall national defense strategy.
Katherine Blakeley, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments, discusses the impact of short-term spending agreements on the overall national defense strategy.
Katherine Blakeley, research fellow at the Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments, and Todd Harrison, director of defense budget analysis at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, discuss the disconnect between policy and money in the fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.
Mark Glorioso, executive director of NASA’s Shared Services Center, discusses how that NSSC mission is evolving as the concept of shared services takes root across government. The five-year term of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen expired this month. He presided over the agency during a challenging stretch — one that resulted in a smaller budget and […]
One thing the Trump and Obama administrations agree on, regarding the military, is the need for another round of Base Realignment and Closure. A window appeared to open recently that would have allowed for BRAC, but that window may be closing. CDI Straus Military Reform Project director Mandy Smithberger and CSBA research fellow Katherine Blakeley […]
The House Armed Services Committee’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act includes a new set of acquisition reforms pushed for by Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX). Some defense contractors worry that those new reforms might have unintended consequences. Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle (USAF, ret.), president and CEO of the National Defense Industrial Association, discussed the issue […]
One thing the Trump and Obama administrations agree on, regarding the military, is the need for another round of Base Realignment and Closure. A window appeared to open recently that would have allowed for BRAC, but that window may be closing. CDI Straus Military Reform Project director Mandy Smithberger and CSBA research fellow Katherine Blakeley […]
The House Armed Services Committee’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act includes a new set of acquisition reforms pushed for by Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX). Some defense contractors worry that those new reforms might have unintended consequences. Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle (USAF, ret.), president and CEO of the National Defense Industrial Association, discussed the issue […]
Carolyn Hantz, assistant inspector general for audit policy and oversight at the Department of Defense, discusses her latest report on contracting officer actions at the Pentagon. Vago Muradian, editor of Defense and Aerospace Report, discusses why the Coast Guard should not be forgotten in the Trump administration’s plans to strengthen the military. Katherine Blakeley, research fellow at […]