Industry Insights

BENS Overview of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law on November 15th, funds projects and grants to build more resilient, modern, and secure infrastructure across the United States. This overview…

5G: A Guide to Secure Adoption By Business

5G: A Guide to Secure Adoption By Business assesses security challenges introduced by 5G technology and recommends methods for mitigating them in the private sector.

Commission on the National Response Enterprise: A Call to Action

This report presents a “Call to Action” for the 117th Congress and the Executive Branch to strengthen U.S. emergency response for sustained, widespread events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, which,…

Talent Management: A Strategy for Great Power Competition

Talent Management: A Strategy for Great Power Competition provides best practices to recruit, develop, and retain top talent.

Energy and Resilience Report March 2020

U.S. national security and commerce depend on the uninterrupted flow of electricity delivered through the electric grid (the grid). The grid is a highly complex, interconnected network that produces and…

Cybersecurity Standards of Care 101: Prioritizing Risk Management

Cybersecurity risks threaten all organizations and corresponding stakeholders; they are increasingly frequent and sophisticated, posing a threat not only to our economy but also to our national security. In response,…

Key Insights for Transforming Organizations: A Study on Transitioning to Data Driven Decision-Making

Leaders can improve operations and mission response if/as they consistently receive timely and reliable operational data that allows them to estimate, forecast, plan, and otherwise make highly informed decisions. Operational…

Cybersecurity Education in MBA Programs

Cyberspace, with its promise of innovation, prosperity, and connectivity, also presents a series of risks to our national security that must be managed cooperatively by our public and private sectors.…

Beyond Flash Points: Creating Sustainable Public-Private Partnerships in Chicago

The United States today is confronted by an increasingly complex domestic security environment which is characterized by physical and virtual threats to public safety. Many of these threats are targeting…

Corporate Reorganization: Keys for Success

Introduction: The Department of Defense (DoD) is about to undergo one of its more significant reorganizations since the Goldwater-Nichols Act transformed the Department’s chain of command three decades ago. The…