Download or read book U.S. Department of Defense Contract Spending and the Supporting Industrial Base, 2000-2012 written by Gregory Sanders and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-12-13 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a time of austerity, the U.S. Department of Defense has drawn budgetary savings primarily from reductions in private-sector contracting. The 2000-2012 edition of this report by National Security Program for Industry and Resources (NSPIR) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) examines this trend as well as its broader implications for defense industrial policy. The report analyzes contracting for products, services, and research and development by the U.S. Department of Defense overall and by key components. The 2000-2012 report investigates seven key facets of the defense industrial base and provides detailed answers to pressing acquisition policy questions.