Consolidated recommendations of the BENS membership on what the Defense Department might do to improve and reduce the costs of defense business operations in six areas: civilian workforce, acquisition leadership, the procurement process, information technology, the management and use of facilities, and strategic planning and continuous improvement.

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AUKUS Pillar 2 Defense Cooperation: Where are We and What Do We Hope to Achieve?

The AUKUS agreement concluded by Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States will be three years old next month. Its more well-known centerpiece is Pillar 1, creating a decades-long…

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A Public-Private Partnership Approach to a Federal Cyber-Insurance Backstop

When Congress ultimately considers the prospect of establishing a federal insurance backstop for catastrophic cyber-attacks, it should create a public-private partnership modeled on the UK’s Pool Re program that relies…

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Adopting Generative AI: Pathways for Defense

Like the private sector and other organizations striving to improve efficiency and effectiveness, the Department of Defense (DoD) has increasingly embraced generative AI. These advanced systems, capable of creating new…

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