Defense Acquisition Trends 2021: CSIS Reports

Executive Summary ....................................................................................................... 6
Fast Facts................................................................................................................... 6
Chapter 1 | Introduction ................................................................................................. 8
Chapter 2 | DoD Contract Spending in a Budgetary Context ..............................................10
Chapter 3 | What Is the DoD Buying? .............................................................................. 11
DoD Contract Obligations by Area ................................................................................ 11
DoD Contract Obligations by Platform Portfolio ............................................................ 12
DoD Contract Obligations by Stage of R&D .................................................................. 16
DoD Contract Obligations by Service Category ............................................................. 18
Chapter 4 | How Is the DoD Buying It? .......................................................................... 19
Latest Efforts to Reform the Defense Acquisition System ............................................. 19
OTA Usage across the DoD ......................................................................................... 22
Competition for Defense Contracts ............................................................................. 25
Chapter 5 | From Whom Is the DoD Buying? .................................................................. 27
Vendor Size .............................................................................................................. 27
Big Five Vendors ....................................................................................................... 28
Vendor Count ........................................................................................................... 29
Chapter 6 | What Are the Defense Components Buying? .................................................. 32
Chapter 7 | Conclusion ................................................................................................. 34
What Is the Big Picture for Defense Contracting? ......................................................... 34
Final Thoughts ......................................................................................................... 36
About the Authors ..................................................................................................... 37