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The Center for Defense Information was founded in 1971 by an independent group of retired military officers including [[Gene La Rocque|Adm. Gene La Rocque]] and [[Eugene Carroll|Adm. Eugene Carroll]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=About the Straus Military Reform Project and the Center for Defense Information|url=http://www.pogo.org/our-work/straus-military-reform-project/about.html|publisher=Project On Government Oversight|access-date=2014-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518022634/http://www.pogo.org/our-work/straus-military-reform-project/about.html|archive-date=2014-05-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> | The Center for Defense Information was founded in 1971 by an independent group of retired military officers including [[Gene La Rocque|Adm. Gene La Rocque]] and [[Eugene Carroll|Adm. Eugene Carroll]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=About the Straus Military Reform Project and the Center for Defense Information|url=http://www.pogo.org/our-work/straus-military-reform-project/about.html|publisher=Project On Government Oversight|access-date=2014-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518022634/http://www.pogo.org/our-work/straus-military-reform-project/about.html|archive-date=2014-05-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
In 2005, the Center for Defense Information expanded by creating the Straus Military Reform Project <ref name="auto"/> 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.<ref>{{cite book | In 2005, the Center for Defense Information expanded by creating the Straus Military Reform Project<ref name="auto"/> 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.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://issuu.com/pogo.org/docs/2012_pogo_annual_report/9?e=3029923/3287985 |title=Annual Report 2012: Uncover Something Big |publisher=Project On Government Oversight |pages=8–9 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In May 2012, CDI joined the [[Project on Government Oversight]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pogo.org/about/cdi-joins-pogo.html|title=CDI Joins POGO|publisher=pogo.org}}</ref> | ||
After the [[2008 United States 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''.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Pentagon Labyrinth: 10 Short Essays to Help You Through It|publisher=Project On Government Oversight|url=http://dnipogo.org/labyrinth/|access-date=2014-05-17|archive-date=2022-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331132023/https://dnipogo.org/labyrinth/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since the mid-2000s, CDI has focused on the [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II]] as what it says is the embodiment of the Pentagon's acquisition problems—being both unaffordable and a huge disappointment in performance.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}} | After the [[2008 United States 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''.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Pentagon Labyrinth: 10 Short Essays to Help You Through It|publisher=Project On Government Oversight|url=http://dnipogo.org/labyrinth/|access-date=2014-05-17|archive-date=2022-03-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331132023/https://dnipogo.org/labyrinth/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Since the mid-2000s, CDI has focused on the [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II]] as what it says is the embodiment of the Pentagon's acquisition problems—being both unaffordable and a huge disappointment in performance.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}} | ||
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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main other The Center for Defense Information (CDI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in Washington, D.C. It specialized in analyzing and advising on military matters.[1]
History
The Center for Defense Information was founded in 1971 by an independent group of retired military officers including Adm. Gene La Rocque and Adm. Eugene Carroll.[2]
In 2005, the Center for Defense Information 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 United States 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 what it says is the embodiment of the Pentagon's acquisition problems—being both unaffordable and a huge disappointment in performance.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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]
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