U.S. Department of Defense Contract Spending and the Supporting Industrial Base, 2000-2013

Abstract

Over the past decade, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has been analyzing and reporting on contract spending for national security and across the federal government. This presentation analyzes contracting for products, services, and research and development (R&D) by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and its key components. It provides an in-depth look at the trends currently driving nearly 70% of all federal contract dollars throughout the growth and subsequent inflection of defense spending of the 2000- 2013 study period. This data will be analyzed in greater detail in the FY2013 update of the study team's series of reports on Defense Contract Trends, to be released later this spring. Throughout the year, the study team will publish and update the data underlying shorter publications on key issues relevant to the defense-industrial base.