U.S. Department of Defense contract spending and the supporting industrial base, 2000-2012 by Berteau, David, project director, CSIS National Security Program on Industry and Resources, issuing body; Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.), publisher instant download

U.S. Department of Defense contract spending and the supporting industrial base, 2000-2012 by Berteau, David, project director, CSIS National Security Program on Industry and Resources, issuing body; Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.), publisher instant download

1 online resource (viii, 29 pages) :, In a time of austerity, the U.S. Department of Defense has drawn budgetary savings primarily from reductions in private-sector contracting. The 2000-2012 edition of this report by National Security Program for Industry and Resources (NSPIR) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) examines this trend as well as its broader implications for defense industrial policy. The report analyzes contracting for products, services, and research and development by the U.S. Department of Defense overall and by key components. The 2000-2012 report investigates seven key facets of the defense industrial base and provides detailed answers to pressing acquisition policy questions, \"December 2013.\", \"A report of the CSIS National Security Program on Industry and Resources.\", Includes bibliographical references, Methodology of the study -- Overall defense contracting trends -- Policy implications, Online resource; title from PDF title page (CSIS, viewed December 24, 2013)