Defense Transformation: Moving Forward or
Stuck in the Past?
Wednesday, April 23, 2003
9:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.
Cato Institute
F.A. Hayek Auditorium
1000 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
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When the Bush administration came to Washington, its top officials promised an era of
defense transformation. President Bush talked about skipping a generation of weapon systems.
Secretary Rumsfeld succeeded in killing the Crusader artillery piece. But how far
have we moved forward with defense transformation? And is the current defense budget transformational,
or does it simply pay for current military capabilities? Please join experts for two timely
discussions of these issues.
This conference is free of charge. Registrations must be received by 12:00 noon on Monday, April 21.
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Panel 1: 2004 Defense Budget: How Much Is Enough?
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| 9:30–11:00 a.m. |
Baker Spring
Heritage Foundation
Chris Hellman
Center for Defense Information
Steven Kosiak
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Charles Peña
Cato Institute.
The proposed $380 billion defense budget for 2004 pushes defense spending back up to Cold War
levels and continues substantial investment in Cold War weapons. There is little money for the war
on terrorism and none for the war in Iraq. Given the realities of the 21st century, is this the right
size for the defense budget? Is more needed for looming threats and to maintain U.S. military commitments
overseas? Or can the defense budget be reduced without eroding U.S. security?
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Break
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Panel 2: Whither Defense Transformation?
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| 11:15 a.m–12:45 p.m. |
Daniel Goure
Lexington Institute
Dave McIntyre
ANSER Institute for Homeland Security
Ivan Eland
Independent Institute
Michael Vlahos
Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory
The Pentagon’s director of program analysis and evaluation has said, “I think it would be fair to
say that there isn’t a desire to cut a major weapons system for the purposes of saving money.” But
critics contend that without cutting unneeded weapons there isn’t enough money for transformation.
Is defense transformation actually occurring? If so, how? Or is transformation only happening
at a snail’s pace at best? What needs to be done differently to truly transform the military?
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Luncheon—Wintergarden
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Registration
Registration for this event is closed.
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