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Table of Contents
  • Foreword by Secretary Condoleezza Rice
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction by Michael J. Boskin, John N. Rader, and Kiran Sridhar
  • 1. The Geopolitical, Military, and Fiscal Context for Defense Budget Reform by Michael J. Boskin, John N. Rader, and Kiran Sridhar
  • Part 1: National Security Threats
  • 2. The Military Challenge of the People’s Republic of China by Oriana Skylar Mastro
  • 3. I Spy a Problem: Transforming US Intelligence Agencies for the Technological Age by Amy Zegart
  • 4. Terrorism and Counterterrorism in an Era of Great-Power Competition by Joseph H. Felter
  • Presentations and Discussion by General Keith Alexander, Admiral Gary Roughead, and Michael McFaul, moderated by Commander Bart D’ Angelo
  • Part 2: National Security Strategy
  • 5. The International Environment and Threat Backdrop by Michael O’ Hanlon
  • 6. America’ s Operational Imperatives: Some Budgetary Considerations by Nadia Schadlow
  • Presentations and Discussion by Michael O’Hanlon, Admiral Mike Mullen, and H.R. McMaster, moderated by Lieutenant Colonel James M. Harrington
  • Part 3: Technology, Innovation, Procurement
  • 7. Investing in Emerging Technologies: Lessons from Unmanned Systems by Jacquelyn Schneider
  • 8. Our Military Debt Crisis: Preserving America’s Strategic Solvency by James M. Cunningham
  • 9. A Requiem for Defense Innovation? Ukraine, the Pentagon’ s Innovator’s Dilemma, and Why the United States Risks Strategic Surprise by Christopher Kirchhoff
  • 10. Department of Defense Budgeting: The Unrecognized National Security Threat by Michael Brown
  • Presentations and Discussion by Michè le Flournoy, Eric Fanning, and Raj Shah, moderated by Kiran Sridhar
  • Featured Discussion by Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary Leon Panetta, moderated by Secretary Condoleezza Rice
  • Part 4: Personnel and Talent Recruitment and Retention
  • 11. The Challenges of the People Portfolio by David S. C. Chu
  • 12. Cyber: From Bleeding Talent to Bleeding Edge by Vishaal “V8” Hariprasad and Casey “Waldo” Miller
  • 13. The All-Volunteer Force at Fifty: Productivity, Peace, and (Unmet) Potential by Tim Kane
  • Presentations and Discussion by David S. C. Chu and Mackenzie Eaglen, moderated by Captain Corey Allen Braddock
  • Part 5: Reform Recommendations and Budget Implications
  • 14. Keeping the Pentagon Running: Commonsense Changes to Defense Budgeting by Mackenzie Eaglen
  • 15. Reforming Defense Budgeting by Elaine McCusker
  • 16. US Defense Budget Reform: Historical Perspectives (1940s–2020s) by Mark R. Wilson
  • 17. Go Big or Go Home by Roger Zakheim
  • Presentations and Discussion by Admiral Gary Roughead, Ellen Lord, and David L. Norquist, moderated by Michael J. Boskin
  • Part 6: View from Congress: National Security and the Budget
  • 18. Can We Buy Like We Talk? by Mac Thornberry
  • Presentation and Discussion by Mac Thornberry, moderated by John N. Rader
  • About the Contributors
  • About the Tennenbaum Program for Fact-Based Policy
  • Index

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      Table of Contents
      • Foreword by Secretary Condoleezza Rice
      • Preface
      • Acknowledgments
      • Abbreviations
      • Introduction by Michael J. Boskin, John N. Rader, and Kiran Sridhar
      • 1. The Geopolitical, Military, and Fiscal Context for Defense Budget Reform by Michael J. Boskin, John N. Rader, and Kiran Sridhar
      • Part 1: National Security Threats
      • 2. The Military Challenge of the People’s Republic of China by Oriana Skylar Mastro
      • 3. I Spy a Problem: Transforming US Intelligence Agencies for the Technological Age by Amy Zegart
      • 4. Terrorism and Counterterrorism in an Era of Great-Power Competition by Joseph H. Felter
      • Presentations and Discussion by General Keith Alexander, Admiral Gary Roughead, and Michael McFaul, moderated by Commander Bart D’ Angelo
      • Part 2: National Security Strategy
      • 5. The International Environment and Threat Backdrop by Michael O’ Hanlon
      • 6. America’ s Operational Imperatives: Some Budgetary Considerations by Nadia Schadlow
      • Presentations and Discussion by Michael O’Hanlon, Admiral Mike Mullen, and H.R. McMaster, moderated by Lieutenant Colonel James M. Harrington
      • Part 3: Technology, Innovation, Procurement
      • 7. Investing in Emerging Technologies: Lessons from Unmanned Systems by Jacquelyn Schneider
      • 8. Our Military Debt Crisis: Preserving America’s Strategic Solvency by James M. Cunningham
      • 9. A Requiem for Defense Innovation? Ukraine, the Pentagon’ s Innovator’s Dilemma, and Why the United States Risks Strategic Surprise by Christopher Kirchhoff
      • 10. Department of Defense Budgeting: The Unrecognized National Security Threat by Michael Brown
      • Presentations and Discussion by Michè le Flournoy, Eric Fanning, and Raj Shah, moderated by Kiran Sridhar
      • Featured Discussion by Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary Leon Panetta, moderated by Secretary Condoleezza Rice
      • Part 4: Personnel and Talent Recruitment and Retention
      • 11. The Challenges of the People Portfolio by David S. C. Chu
      • 12. Cyber: From Bleeding Talent to Bleeding Edge by Vishaal “V8” Hariprasad and Casey “Waldo” Miller
      • 13. The All-Volunteer Force at Fifty: Productivity, Peace, and (Unmet) Potential by Tim Kane
      • Presentations and Discussion by David S. C. Chu and Mackenzie Eaglen, moderated by Captain Corey Allen Braddock
      • Part 5: Reform Recommendations and Budget Implications
      • 14. Keeping the Pentagon Running: Commonsense Changes to Defense Budgeting by Mackenzie Eaglen
      • 15. Reforming Defense Budgeting by Elaine McCusker
      • 16. US Defense Budget Reform: Historical Perspectives (1940s–2020s) by Mark R. Wilson
      • 17. Go Big or Go Home by Roger Zakheim
      • Presentations and Discussion by Admiral Gary Roughead, Ellen Lord, and David L. Norquist, moderated by Michael J. Boskin
      • Part 6: View from Congress: National Security and the Budget
      • 18. Can We Buy Like We Talk? by Mac Thornberry
      • Presentation and Discussion by Mac Thornberry, moderated by John N. Rader
      • About the Contributors
      • About the Tennenbaum Program for Fact-Based Policy
      • Index

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