Defense Acquisition Trends 2021

Gregory Sanders; Won Joon Jang; Alexander Holderness

doi:10.5771/9781538140604

Summary

Defense Acquisition Trends 2021 is the latest in an annual series of CSIS reports examining trends in what the DoD is buying, how the DoD is buying it, and from whom the DoD is buying using data from the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS). This report analyzes the current state of affairs in defense acquisition by combining detailed policy and data analysis to provide a comprehensive overview of the current and future outlook for defense acquisition. It provides critical insights into understanding the current trends in the defense-industrial base and the implications of those trends on acquisition policy.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2022
Copyright Year: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-1-5381-4059-8
ISBN-Online: 978-1-5381-4060-4
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 37
Product Type: Monograph

1. Acknowledgments No access
2. Contents No access
3. Executive Summary No access
Chapter 1 Introduction No access Pages 8 - 9
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Chapter 2 DoD Contract Spending in a Budgetary Context No access Pages 10 - 10
1. DoD Contract Obligations by Area No access
2. DoD Contract Obligations by Platform Portfolio No access
3. DoD Contract Obligations by Stage of R&D No access
4. DoD Contract Obligations by Service Category No access
1. Latest Efforts to Reform the Defense Acquisition System No access
2. OTA Usage across the DoD No access
3. Competition for Defense Contracts No access
1. Vendor Size No access
2. Big Five Vendors No access
3. Vendor Count No access
Chapter 6 What Are the Defense Components Buying? No access Pages 32 - 33
1. What Is the Big Picture for Defense Contracting? No access
2. Final Thoughts No access
About the Authors No access Pages 37 - 37