David J. Berteau – författare

This report focuses on the ways that a federated defense approach can strengthen strategic partnerships and deliver more innovative defense technologies at a lower cost—by better harnessing global supply chain networks to expand the military supplier base and increase the net capability available to the network of partners and allies.

This report seeks to clarify the stated objectives of the US rebalance strategy, reviewing regional responses, and assessing the status of the rebalance, which is critical to reinforcing regional stability by strengthening US relationships, presence, and capabilities. The authors evaluate both public statements and visible implementation of the rebalance strategy, as viewed not only from Washington but from regional capitals as well.

Affordability is the top challenge facing the Department of Defense (DoD) today, and this challenge is amplified by the uncertain national economic and defense budget environments. Realigning and refocusing Information Analysis Center (IAC) capabilities and products on defense system affordability is an essential task for DoD and Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) leadership going forward.

This report examines the budgetary trends and trends in contract spending in the Department of State (DoS) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The report is divided into six sections, including the introduction and an appendix. Section 2 presents the top line budgets of DoS and the U.S. International Assistance Program (IAP), which also includes the USAID budget, for the years 1990–2011. Section 3 analyzes federal-level funding for international economic assistance and breaks down the contributions by various government agencies. Section 4 examines top-line obligations by agency and the breakdown of spending between products and services. Section 5 analyzes DoS and USAID contract spending using three key contract characteristics: extent of competition, type of funding mechanism, and type of contract vehicle. The last section analyzes the industrial base supporting DoS and USAID, comparing the top 20 contractors in 2006 and 2011. It also presents a breakdown of the industrial base into three size categories (small, medium, and large companies) and compares the market share of each throughout the years 2000–2011.

This report analyzes contract obligations for products, services, and research and development (R&D) by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), overall and by its key components (Air Force, Navy, Army and civilian agencies). It thereby seeks to provide an in-depth assessment of the trends currently driving more than half of all federal contract dollars. The report also includes findings on the industrial base supporting DoD in its missions. The timeframe analyzed extends from 1990 to 2011, and the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) is the primary source of data on government contract obligations in this report. In a change from previous reports, FPDS data for DoD are now available from 2000 to 2004, which makes the CSIS research team no longer dependent on Department of Defense Form 350 (DD350) data. Numbers will differ from previous reports due to a change in constant dollars (all dollar figures in this report are in Fiscal Year 2011 dollars and all years are fiscal years) and to continual updates of back-year data in FPDS. However, this difference is never greater than $10 billion between years.

This report examines trends in contracting by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the contractor base that supports it. It takes an in-depth look at contracts for products, services, and research and development (R&D) in DHS as a whole and in six of its key components: Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Office of Procurement Operations (OPO), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).