1、 Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments 1667 K Street NW,Suite 900,Washington DC 20006 Thinking Smarter About Defense www.CSBAonline.org|202-331-7990|Fax 202-331-8019 February 11,2015 STATEMENT BEFORE THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE JOINT THINK TANK STRATEGIC CHOICES EXERCISE By Todd Harr
2、ison Senior Fellow,Defense Budget Studies Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments Chairman Thornberry,Ranking Member Smith,and Members of the Committee,I want to begin by thanking you for the opportunity to testify today.Approximately one year ago CSBA convened a group of scholars from four t
3、hink tanks,represented here today on this panel,and asked them to develop alternative approaches to rebalance DoDs budget and capabilities in light of projected security challenges and fiscal constraints.The purpose of this exercise was to foster a greater appreciation for the difficult strategic ch
4、oices imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011.The ground rules of the exercise were that each team could vary its defense strategy as it saw fit,using the 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance as a starting point.The teams used their own expertise to assess of the future security environment and associa
