Current Publications

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Campaign 2008 - Innovative Ideas for Securing America
Innovative solutions to national security challenges facing the United States, drawing on the experience and proven practices of the private sector.

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) - Cooperative Review (August 2008)
BENS, in cooperation with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), reviewed several procurements of an information technology (IT) capability or service with a goal of identifying and quantifying legislative, regulatory, cultural and organizational impediments that contribute to the breakdown in the overall acquisition system....

The Intelligence Community Analysis Project is an investigation into analytical and evaluation best practices of the business community. This report, conducted at the request of our government partners, is the product of individual interviews with the senior leadership of 20 diverse firms that conduct analysis in a manner analogous to our nation’s Intelligence Community agencies - June 2008

Getting Down to Business - A plan for public-private disaster coordination

Getting Ready: Company Primer on Preparedness and Response Planning for Terrorist and Bioterrorist Attacks - revised 2007.

Campaign 2006: National Security is Everyone's Business - A Guide for Candidates

Business Leaders Helping Secure America - How you can help BENS protect America

Untangling the Web - Joint BENS-CSIS Task Force calls for restructuring of DHS oversight in Congress

Business Sense for a Safer America - New Defenses for New Threats

Pay for Performance at the CIA: Restoring Equity Transparency and Accountability

Recommendations for Improving the Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)