The Center for Defense Information (CDI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in Washington, DC. It specialized in analyzing and advising on military matters.[1] CDI was founded in 1971 by an independent group of retired military officers including Adm. Gene La Rocque and Adm. Eugene Carroll.[2]
| Abbreviation | CDI |
|---|---|
| Merged into | Project on Government Oversight |
| Formation | 1971 |
| Founder | Adm. Gene La Rocque, Adm. Eugene Carroll |
| Location |
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In 2005, CDI expanded by creating the Straus Military Reform Project [2] for the purpose of promoting military reform in the Pentagon and Congress. Winslow T. Wheeler, a former Capitol Hill staffer and General Accounting Office assistant director, directs the Straus Military Reform Project at CDI. The Project was launched by a matching grant from Philip A. Straus, Jr. Straus and his family have long supported activities at CDI and continue to be major supporters of the Project’s endeavors.[3] In May 2012, CDI joined the Project on Government Oversight.[4]
After the 2008 U.S. elections, CDI released America’s Defense Meltdown: Pentagon Reform for President Obama and the New Congress, a collection of briefing papers by a dozen defense intellectuals and retired military officers. In 2010, CDI released a second anthology, The Pentagon Labyrinth: 10 Short Essays to Help You through It.[5] Since the mid-2000s, CDI has focused on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II as the embodiment of the Pentagon’s acquisition problems—being both unaffordable and a huge disappointment in performance.
Formerly, CDI operated under the umbrella of the World Security Institute. In 2012, the World Security Institute closed,[6] and CDI merged with the Project On Government Oversight (POGO).[7] In addition, POGO continued the publication of The Defense Monitor.[8]
References[]
- ↑ "Center for Defense Information". The International Relations and Security Network. http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Organizations/Detail//?id=49510.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "About the Straus Military Reform Project and the Center for Defense Information". Project On Government Oversight. http://www.pogo.org/our-work/straus-military-reform-project/about.html.
- ↑ Annual Report 2012: Uncover Something Big. Project On Government Oversight. pp. 8–9. http://issuu.com/pogo.org/docs/2012_pogo_annual_report/9?e=3029923/3287985.
- ↑ "CDI Joins POGO". pogo.org. http://www.pogo.org/about/cdi-joins-pogo.html.
- ↑ The Pentagon Labyrinth: 10 Short Essays to Help You Through It. Project On Government Oversight. http://dnipogo.org/labyrinth/.
- ↑ "World Security Institute". isn.ethz.chThe International Relations and Security Network. http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Organizations/Detail//?id=19600.
- ↑ "CDI Joins POGO". Project On Government Oversight. http://www.pogo.org/about/cdi-joins-pogo.html.
- ↑ "Defense Monitor". pogo.org. http://www.pogo.org/straus/resources/defense-monitor.html.
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