Selected 21st Century Questions

• Do we need all three elements of the current triad nuclear deterrent strategy and if so, do we need to reconsider the size and nature of each component?

• What opportunities exist to dispose of excess federal facilities or better leverage surplus in private sector capacity to make the federal portfolio more relevant to current mission and less costly?

• How should Social Security be reformed to make it both solvent and sustainable while better aligning it with 21st century economic, demographic and fiscal realities?

• Do tax incentives and preferences need to be reconsidered? For example, can adequate health care coverage be achieved at less cost and greater equity through fundamental redesign of the current health tax preferences?