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Michelle Kholos Brooks

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Security & Defense

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Max Brooks

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Crisis Management National Security

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August Cole

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Industry Defense Policy

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Steven Grundman

Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Industry Defense Policy

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Adam Hammer

Nonresident Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Industry Defense Policy

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Emerging Defense Challenges

Oct 4, 2015

Grundman on Defense Contractors Consolidation

By Steven Grundman

Defense News quotes M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges Steven Grundman on Pentagon Acquisitions Chief Frank Kendall’s announcement to deter more consolidation of top defense contractors:

Defense Industry Security & Defense

Emerging Defense Challenges

Oct 1, 2015

Grundman on Measuring the Outcomes of Acquisition Reform

By Steven Grundman

Inside Defense quotes M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges Steven Grundman from an event launching a report on measuring the outcomes of acquisition reform on whether the rate of competition is getting better or worse as a result of the Pentagon’s recent acquisition reform efforts:

Defense Industry Security & Defense

Defense Industrialist

Sep 23, 2015

A new New Look

By James Hasik

The West needs “a complete strategic rethink” of how it goes to war. In The Australian last November, David Kilcullen argued that “the West’s failed counter-terrorism strategy requires a complete rethink.” Set aside for the moment James Fallows’ screed in The Atlantic last December. Thirteen years of not-quite-winning two wars in the Middle East and South Asia, despite overwhelming material […]

Defense Policy Security & Defense

Art of Future Warfare

Sep 23, 2015

To cyber the kill chain, cyber the supply chain

By James Hasik

When safeguarding the global commons, should we rely on it less? Defense Secretary Ashton Carter would like to stop buying and launching navigation satellites—at least as a military project. Sure, Lockheed is testing GPS III, and a team at the University of Texas is working on centimetric accuracy without differential. Through the MEOSAR project, the Canadian military […]

Cybersecurity Defense Industry

Defense Industrialist

Sep 23, 2015

Take the money

By James Hasik

Defense contractors are repurchasing shares because investment incentives are lacking. About a month ago (14 August 2015), Politico Pro highlighted how the largest US defense contractors are running their businesses substantially for cash, passing as much of their earnings as they can to shareholders as dividends and share repurchases. “Top Pentagon officials,” the reporter went on, “have […]

Defense Industry Economy & Business

Defense Industrialist

Sep 23, 2015

Airplane guys versus bean counters

By James Hasik

The battle for the soul of the American military, part 2 On Monday, I wrote of how Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett Packard, who is running for president, wants a bigger Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. A large part of the solution involves cutting staff at headquarters, and in streamlining management. The corporate parallel is […]

Defense Industry Security & Defense

Emerging Defense Challenges

Sep 21, 2015

Grundman on the Latest Acquisition System Performance Evaluation

By Steven Grundman

Inside Defense quotes M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges Steven Grundman on the latest acquisition system performance evaluation and whether the Better Buying Power Initiative has been successful:

Defense Industry Security & Defense

Defense Industrialist

Sep 21, 2015

PowerPoint guys versus bean counters

By James Hasik

The battle for the soul of the American military, part 1 Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett Packard, who is now running for president, wants a bigger Army, a bigger Navy, and a bigger Marine Corps: 50 brigades, 300 to 350 ships, and 36 battalions. How would she pay for it? The debate at which she […]

Defense Industry Defense Policy

Emerging Defense Challenges

Sep 17, 2015

Now How Much is Enough? The Contemporary Challenge of Cost and Program Analysis at the Pentagon

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On September 17, the Atlantic Council hosted Dr. Jamie Morin, Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, for a rare public appearance at the event, “Now How Much is Enough? The Contemporary Challenge of Cost and Program Analysis at the Pentagon.” Borrowing the title of Alian Enthoven’s celebrated book on defense planning and analysis from […]

Defense Industrialist

Sep 16, 2015

An ISIS Air Force?

By Blake Franko

The Threat of Poor Man’s Air Power In a not too distant future, war has broken out between NATO and Russia. Battles are being fought all over Europe and Russian forces are moving to capture Paris. With sizable ground forces and air dominance, US helicopters and tilt-rotors are supporting the troops overhead, forcing Russian troops to retreat. […]

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