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Business Leaders in Action, Results for America: BENS Leadership Report 2010 - A review of BENS' recent, ongoing and planned initiatives, their impact on national security, the places we’ve visited, the leaders we’ve met and our never-ending effort to grow our membership and remain a good steward of our resources.

"Getting to Best: Reforming the Defense Acquisition Enterprise" - A business-minded review of the defense acquisition system and recommended reforms from the BENS Task Force on Defense Acquisition Law and Oversight, chaired by Norm Augustine.

Business Leaders in Action, Results for America – BENS Leadership Report 2009
- A report, summarizing our major activities: recent, ongoing and planned initiatives, their impact on our national security, the places we’ve visited, the leaders we’ve met and our never-ending effort to grow our membership and remain a good steward of our resources.

Cyber Security Inquiry 2008 – After Action Report from Strategic Simulation - On December 17-18, 2008, BENS, in cooperation with Booz Allen Hamilton, held a two-day cyber simulation event including the participation of 230 leaders from government, industry and civil society, as well as many BENS members.  This After Action Report summarizes the elements of the simulation, followed by the insights and recommendations that grew out of the gathering on matters including leadership, governance, resilience and public awareness.

Campaign 2008 - Innovative Ideas for Securing America
Innovative solutions to national security challenges facing the United States, drawing on the experience and proven practices of the private sector.

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) - Cooperative Review (August 2008)
BENS, in cooperation with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), reviewed several procurements of an information technology (IT) capability or service with a goal of identifying and quantifying legislative, regulatory, cultural and organizational impediments that contribute to the breakdown in the overall acquisition system....

The Intelligence Community Analysis Project is an investigation into analytical and evaluation best practices of the business community. This report, conducted at the request of our government partners, is the product of individual interviews with the senior leadership of 20 diverse firms that conduct analysis in a manner analogous to our nation’s Intelligence Community agencies - June 2008

Getting Down to Business - A plan for public-private disaster coordination

Getting Ready: Company Primer on Preparedness and Response Planning for Terrorist and Bioterrorist Attacks - revised 2007.

Business Leaders Helping Secure America - How you can help BENS protect America