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White Paper: Speed Without Access
Why Defense Reform Still Misses the Industrial Base
April 2025
Michael Morford

By: Phil DivinskiDownload PDF Ares and Plutus are Blood Brothers. War and economics are interdependent. Armed conflict consumes all of the factors of production: land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship.1 In contrast, a nation’s abundance in the factors of production is secured, seized, and enhanced by military might. Military power consists of an intricate combination of tools or capabilities that provide the

Sponsored by NSF Award Number 2036806 Download the PDF A Roadmap   Executive Summary Rapid advances in artificial intelligence and computational capability have underscored the need for targeted government investment in research that advances new manufacturing capabilities to both boost national productivity and increase national security, but also assure the resilience of manufacturing supply chains

By: Domenico Amodeo Download as a PDF Discovering Practical Solutions and Tax Incentives to Prepare for National Security Challenges   Summary Bottom Line:  This article proposes practical solutions and tax incentives to strengthen the industrial base for future national security challenges, drawing inspiration from Bill Knudsen’s strategic insights. Key Points:  Bill Knudsen’s influence on government

By: Domenico Amodeo & Loren Smith Download as a PDF Foreword Supply chains have always been essential to organizations for movement of goods and personnel during times of war and peace. Today, supply chains are receiving more popular attention than ever before. Geopolitical shifts combined with a truly global economy and modern technology make individual