Commercial Approach Key to Military Modernization

摘要

It's no secret our nation's security needs continue to rise at an incredible pace. The Department of Defense's (DoD) capacity to meet those needs at a comparable speed, however, remains a bit murky. After more than a decade of resource-depleting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and years of defense-spending cuts, the overall size and strength of the U.S. military has been reduced to near-historic lows. The menaces facing our nation, both physical and digital, continue to escalate, as does the need to accelerate the development of advanced defense systems while simultaneously reducing cost—two mandates that seem as compatible as oil and water.