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Defense Acquisition in the Biden Administration

Defense acquisition policy has undergone significant reform over the past several years. The Biden administration will likely focus on implementing those reforms as it prioritizes developing emerging technologies and achieving domestic policy goals.

Critical Questions by Rhys McCormick — February 12, 2021

What Comes after the ‘Last Supper’?

Raytheon and United Technologies announced plans to merge, representing the biggest defense merger since the “Last Supper” defense consolidation of the 1990s. CSIS defense experts Andrew Hunter and Rhys McCormick look at what this means going forward.

Critical Questions by Andrew P. Hunter and Rhys McCormick — June 11, 2019

Reorganizing the Defense Acquisition System

On Tuesday (August 1), the Department of Defense (DoD) submitted a report to Congress outlining its plans for realigning the organizational structure of the defense acquisition system to address concerns about securing U.S. technological superiority as required by the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Critical Questions by Andrew P. Hunter and Rhys McCormick — August 3, 2017

Unmanned Systems in the 2015 HASC NDAA Markup

This week, Congressman Randy Forbes and Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa introduced the Asia-Pacific Region Priority Act and the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) released subcommittee markup language of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15 NDAA)

Critical Questions by Samuel Brannen and Rhys McCormick — May 1, 2014