Defense Projects: Current Environment

As the Department of Defense (DoD) responds to national security issues throughout the world, it is essential that our military has superior technology, both in the traditional defense arena and in the area of special operations. DoD continually evaluates operational and security requirements and searches for solutions and methods to improve current capabilities and streamline manpower-intensive processes. Weapons testing, force protection, and area surveillance are also addressed on an ongoing basis. All of this is being done against a backdrop of dwindling budgets, pressures to privatize non-military essential operations, and the Congressional mandate to consolidate missions and close installations throughout the world.

The events of September 11, 2001 clearly indicate that we live in a time of dramatic and rapid change that forces Congress to reevaluate interests and strategies. This complex and dynamic national and international security environment has forced competing requirements for resources and technology. As a national instrument of power, the Department of Defense must be prepared to respond to an ever-changing strategic, international environment.