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Defense Department
January 2020
Tough Choices for Military, Political Leaders
The strategic environment has changed drastically since the Soviet Union’s fall and the rise of China. Our current National Security Strategy accurately defines the threats we face in emerging great power competition, as well as the steps needed to protect the nation. -
Defense Department
December 2019
Another CR, Another Blow to National Security
By Wesley HallmanWhat’s so bad about an extended, or worse, a year-long continuing resolution? While some see saved dollars due to spending at prior-year levels or merely delays that accelerated contracting and financing later in the year can mitigate, the insidious effects of a long-term CR mean fewer warriors with lower readiness, slowed fielding of capabilities, and a defense industrial base yet again burdened by delays and uncertainties. -
Defense Innovation
November 2019
The Association’s Next 100 Years
As I reflect on my first 30 months as the National Defense Industrial Association’s president and CEO, I’m proud of our team’s accomplishments but, more importantly, excited about our future. -
Air Power
October 2019
Recapitalizing America’s Air Force
Holidays are great. We take time off from our worries and relax. Unfortunately, holidays end, and often a built-up work backlog greets us back in the real world. -
Budget
August 2019
Budgets Require Industry-Government Cooperation
By Wesley HallmanWe should all celebrate the recent passage and signing of the 2019 Bipartisan Budget Act that ended the federal budget impasse and did away with the destructive spending caps imposed by the 2011 Budget Control Act. -
Ethics
July 2019
A Case Study in Compliance vs. Ethics
By Anne R. HarrisAs a compliance and ethics consultant, I am often asked to clarify the difference. Usually, compliance is “black and white” — you’re either in compliance or you’re not — whereas ethics is rife with “gray areas.” -
Cyber
June 2019
Cybersecurity: Front and Center for Industry
By Wesley Hallman“Deliver Uncompromised,” the “Fourth Pillar of Acquisition” or “Securing the DoD Supply Chain” — no matter what turn of phrase one uses to discuss protecting the defense industrial base and the equipment and support it provides warfighters from cyber threats, this issue stands front and center for the Pentagon and for the people and companies that provide its capabilities. -
Defense Department
May 2019
You Don’t Know Who You Don’t Know
By Rachel A. McCaffreyIt’s likely everyone reading this is familiar with the phrase, “it’s not what you know but who you know.” -
Special Operations
May 2019
Communication Key to SOCOM’s Success
By James C. BoozerThe National Defense Industrial Association believes war-fighters must collaborate with industry throughout weapons system development to deliver capabilities that provide the U.S. with the competitive advantage it needs to win future conflicts. -
Budget
April 2019
Repealing the Budget Control Act Long Overdue
By Wesley HallmanDue to a publishing deadline, we didn’t have the opportunity to analyze what readers of National Defense will have already seen in the details of the administration’s budget proposal. We can say the proposed $750 billion topline number for defense is a good next step in the long process of regaining military readiness while investing in modernization and recapitalization.
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