Man-Made Disasters: The Impacts and Implications of Sequestration and a Year-Long Continuing Resolution

The launch of the AOC Virtual Series will be moderated by AOC President, Lt Gen Robert Elder, Jr., USAF (Ret.) with a brief introduction addressing AOC advocacy efforts and the new initiative to bring these important topics to you, virtually.

This 40 minute presentation by Dr. Daniel Goure, from the Lexington Institute, will cover:

What is Sequestration, the Continuing Resolution and what do they mean for the FY2013 defense budget and EW?
What are the near-term impacts on defense programs under the Continuing Resolution?
What are the ripple effects of deep budget cuts on defense programs FY2014 and beyond?

The premiere of the AOC webinar series is COMPLIMENTARY, and all participants are welcome.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Dr. Goure is a Vice President with the Lexington Institute, a nonprofit public-policy research organization headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. He is involved in a wide range of issues as part of the institute's national security program. Dr Goure has held senior positions in both the private sector and the U.S. Government. Most recently, he was a member of the 2001 Department of Defense Transition Team. Dr. Goure spent two years in the U.S. Government as the director of the Office of Strategic Competitiveness in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He also served as a senior analyst on national security and defense issues with the Center for Naval Analyses, Science Applications International Corporation, SRS Technologies, R&D Associates and System Planning Corporation. Prior to joining the Lexington Institute, Dr. Goure was the Deputy Director, International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. At CSIS, Dr. Goure was responsible for analyses of: U.S. national security policy, the future of conflict and warfare, the information revolution, counter-proliferation, and defense industrial management. He directed analyses of emerging security issues with a special emphasis on U.S. military capabilities in the next century. Dr. Goure also has done extensive consulting and teaching. From 1990 to 1991 he led a study for the U.S. Institute of Peace on deterrence after the INF Treaty. Dr. Goure has consulted for the Departments of State, Defense and Energy. He has taught or lectured at the Johns Hopkins University, the Foreign Service Institute, the National War College, the Naval War College, the Air War College, and the Inter-American Defense College. Since 2001, Dr. Goure has been an adjunct professor in graduate programs at the Center for Peace and Security Studies at Georgetown University, and an adjunct professor at National Defense University since 2002 -- teaching a Homeland Security course at both. Dr. Goure is a well-known and respected presence in the national and international media, having been interviewed by all the major networks, CNN, Fox, the BBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times. He has been published extensively in over two dozen journals and periodicals. He is also an NBC national security military analyst.Dr. Goure holds Masters and Ph.D. degrees in international relations and Russian Studies from Johns Hopkins University and a B.A. in Government and History from Pomona College.

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Dept of State, Dept of Veterans Affairs, GSA, NASA, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), CIA, Coast Guard