Reports & Publications
Domestic Security Revisited: Progress on Confronting a Dynamic Threat Landscape
In January 2015, Business Executives for National Security (BENS) released a report entitled Domestic Security: Confronting a Changing Threat to Ensure Public Safety and Civil Liberties. Since publishing Domestic Security,…
Talent Management: Maintaining America’s Operational Advantage
In February 2015, BENS was approached by the Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jon Greenert to assist with the Navy’s efforts to assess and adjust its human resources enterprise. Our…
2015 Leadership Report
BENS annual report featuring highlights from our events, projects, and programs throughout the year.
Making Senior Government Service More Attractive
BENS Expert Panel Review of the Presidential Appointment with Senate Confirmation (PAS) Process BENS believes that senior government service can be made more attractive to a broader range of quality…
Domestic Security: Confronting a Changing Threat to Ensure Public Safety and Civil Liberties
The terrorist threat to the United States has not abated. Instead, it is fundamentally differentthan it was on September 11, 2001: greater numbers; more sophisticated communications strategies, including through the…
2014 Leadership Report
BENS annual report featuring highlights from our events, projects, and programs throughout the year.
Modernizing Military Compensation: Value Based Practices for Military Health Care
Military health care costs have grown significantly over the past decade and are now threatening to consume a larger portion of the military budget. If the military is to maintain…
Modernizing Military Compensation: Providing an Enduring Military Retirement Benefit
The military retirement benefit has come under scrutiny recently due to its rising costs and potentially outdated structure. Payments to military retirees rose by 49 percent between 2002 and 2012,…
Modernizing Military Compensation: The Commissary Benefit and Evaluating the Need for Reform
The commissary benefit is a traditional part of the military compensation package. The benefit provides service members, retirees, and their families’ access to military installation grocery stores known as commissaries…
Value Based Practices for Military Health Care
Part of BENS’ Modernizing Military Compensation Series, this paper offers three practices that could curb rising military health care costs while maintaining or improving quality of care. BENS gratefully acknowledges…