Measuring the Impact of Sequestration and the Drawdown on the Defense Industrial Base

Rhys McCormick; Andrew P. Hunter and Gregory Sanders

The presence of a technologically superior defense industrial base has been a foundation of U.S. strategy since 1945. While the implementation of the budget cuts in the Budget Control Act of 2011 has caused concerns for the industrial base, the resulting debate has been lacking in empirical analysis. The purpose of this research is to measure the impact of the current defense drawdown across all the tiers of the industrial base. This report analyzes prime and subprime Defense Department contract data to measures the impacts of the drawdown by sector to better understand how prime and subprime contractors have responded to this external market shock.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Center for Strategic & International Studies

Pages: 102 • Trim: 8½ x 11

978-1-4422-8059-5 • Paperback • January 2018 • $50.00 • (£38.00)

978-1-4422-8060-1 • eBook • January 2018 • $47.50 • (£37.00)

Series: CSIS Reports

Subjects: Political Science / Security (National & International)

Measuring the Impact of Sequestration and the Drawdown on the Defense Industrial Base

Paperback

eBook

Summary

The presence of a technologically superior defense industrial base has been a foundation of U.S. strategy since 1945. While the implementation of the budget cuts in the Budget Control Act of 2011 has caused concerns for the industrial base, the resulting debate has been lacking in empirical analysis. The purpose of this research is to measure the impact of the current defense drawdown across all the tiers of the industrial base. This report analyzes prime and subprime Defense Department contract data to measures the impacts of the drawdown by sector to better understand how prime and subprime contractors have responded to this external market shock.

Details

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Center for Strategic & International Studies

Pages: 102 • Trim: 8½ x 11

978-1-4422-8059-5 • Paperback • January 2018 • $50.00 • (£38.00)

978-1-4422-8060-1 • eBook • January 2018 • $47.50 • (£37.00)

Series: CSIS Reports

Subjects: Political Science / Security (National & International)

Author

Rhys McCormick is an associate fellow with the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group at CSIS. Andrew P. Hunter is a senior fellow and director of the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group at CSIS. Gregory Sanders is a fellow and deputy director of the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group at CSIS.

Measuring the Impact of Sequestration and the Drawdown on the Defense Industrial Base

Rhys McCormick; Andrew P. Hunter and Gregory Sanders

Measuring the Impact of Sequestration and the Drawdown on the Defense Industrial Base

ALSO AVAILABLE