Center for the Industrial Base

Reimagining government-industry collaboration to foster innovation, build capacity, and achieve victory.

CSIS’s Center for the Industrial Base (CIB), formerly the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group (DIIG), provides impactful research on the ways in which the United States and its allies can collaborate more effectively with industry of all types and build their respective industrial bases. The center primarily focuses on 1) DOD and federal industrial base challenges, 2) government contracting trends in defense, civilian agencies, and international markets, 3) industry-government collaboration, and 4) international industrial cooperation. CIB monitors important developments in the global defense industry and produces major research projects and long-form reports; commentaries and articles in popular media; and annual conferences and livestream roundtables.

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Outlining the Challenges to U.S. Naval Shipbuilding

The U.S. naval shipbuilding enterprise struggles to produce ships at the scale and speed demanded despite being a bipartisan priority for successive administrations and Congress. The White House must tackle complex, longstanding challenges to improve shipbuilding capacity.

Report by Seamus P. Daniels, Henry H. Carroll, Cynthia R. Cook, Oliver Buntin, and Sarah O’Rourke — December 16, 2025

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Discussion on the 2014 QDR and FY15 Defense Budget

Following the release of the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review, CSIS will host Ms. Wormuth for a keynote speech to outline the Department of Defense's strategy and objectives in today's global security environment. 

Event — March 10, 2014

The Federated Defense Project Launch

Please join us for a discussion on how the United States can build federated defense and security architectures with key allies and partners across the globe.

Event — December 16, 2013

America's Youth in Crisis

Please join the CSIS and the National Guard Youth Foundation on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program for a discussion with national experts on disengaged adolescents and the high school dropout crisis.

Event — June 19, 2013