Part of Defense
The Decision Space
The Decision Space project provides pragmatic recommendations for how to resource the military for great-power competition and how to reform the management and processes of the Defense Department to compete with China and Russia more effectively. The Decision Space also explores the evolution of the defense industrial base as it relates to the technology sector, as well as challenges in the defense and aerospace sector.
Image credit: Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexander C. Kubitza/U.S. Navy
Highlights
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Strategy to Ask
Reports
Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan promised a “masterpiece” for 2020. The critical question this report asks is: Has he made good on that promise?...
By Susanna V. Blume
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Make Good Choices, DoD
Reports
In a new report, Susanna V. Blume and Molly Parrish offer a deep dive into how the U.S. Department of Defense makes decisions about what the U.S. military needs, what to buy a...
By Susanna V. Blume & Molly Parrish
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Dear Pentagon: It’s Not How Big Your Budget Is. It’s How You Use It.
Commentary
Over the past two months, unusually public negotiations between the White House and the U.S. Department of Defense on the 2020 defense budget request have bounced from $733 bi...
By Susanna V. Blume
