Reports & Publications
Security in the New Energy Landscape: Accessing the Geostrategic Impact of the Unconventional Oil & Gas Revolution
The United States is experiencing a surge in the discovery and production of oil and gas resources. Whereas just several years ago experts warned of the decline in global oil…
Finding Efficiencies in the Business of Defense: Reducing Fuel Cost for the Defense Logistics Agency
An assessment of measures that reduce the Defense Logistics Agency’s fuel procurement, storage and transportation costs. In Fall 2012, Director of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Vice Admiral (VADM) Mark…
Power the Fight: Capturing Smart Microgrid Potential for DoD Installation Energy Security
Nearly 99% of the more than 500 DoD installations nationwide are dependent on the commercial grid for power. While the U.S. commercial grid is reliable and resilient, power outages have…
Defense Efficiency Initiative: BENS Recommendations
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,…
Getting to Best: Reforming the Defense Acquisition Enterprise
An effective defense acquisition enterprise must to a considerable degree be trust-based and founded upon ethical comportment by all parties. Today, a lack of trust interferes with the relationships between…
Cyber Strategic Inquiry: Enabling Change Through a Strategic Simulation and Megacommunity Concept
Cyber Strategic Inquiry 2008 (CSI’08) sponsored by BENS and executed by Booz Allen Hamilton, brought together over 230 leaders from government, industry and society to generate a shared knowledge of…
Defense Information Systems Agency: Cooperative Review
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,…
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…
Getting Down to Business: An Action Plan for Public-Private Disaster Response Coordination: The Report of the Business Response Task Force
The 2005 hurricane season and its prolonged crisis aftermath demonstrated beyond doubt that theUnited States is not adequately prepared to deal with major catastrophes, whether natural or man-made.Coming nearly four…
Getting Ready: Company Primer on Preparedness and Response Planning for Terrorist and Bioterrorist Attacks
What should you do to protect your employees, your organization, and its stakeholders from a terrorist attack? Employees, and the public, assume that businesses are being proactive in working with…