| 词条 | Center for Defense Information |
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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] {{Infobox organization| name = Center for Defense Information | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | abbreviation = CDI | motto = | merged = Project on Government Oversight | successor = | formation = 1971 | founder = Adm. Gene La Rocque, Adm. Eugene Carroll | merger = | location = Washington, D.C. | slogan = | mission = }} 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] References1. ^{{cite web|title=Center for Defense Information|url=http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Organizations/Detail//?id=49510|publisher=The International Relations and Security Network}} 2. ^1 {{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}} 3. ^{{cite book|title=Annual Report 2012: Uncover Something Big|publisher=Project On Government Oversight|pages= 8–9|url=http://issuu.com/pogo.org/docs/2012_pogo_annual_report/9?e=3029923/3287985}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pogo.org/about/cdi-joins-pogo.html|title=CDI Joins POGO|publisher=pogo.org}} 5. ^{{cite book|title=The Pentagon Labyrinth: 10 Short Essays to Help You Through It|publisher=Project On Government Oversight|url=http://dnipogo.org/labyrinth/}} 6. ^{{cite web|title=World Security Institute|url=http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Organizations/Detail//?id=19600|publisher=isn.ethz.chThe International Relations and Security Network}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=CDI Joins POGO|url=http://www.pogo.org/about/cdi-joins-pogo.html|publisher=Project On Government Oversight}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.pogo.org/straus/resources/defense-monitor.html|title=Defense Monitor|publisher=pogo.org}} 3 : Foreign policy and strategy think tanks in the United States|Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.|1972 establishments in the United States |
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