The House Armed Services Committee’s Supply Chain Task Force recently issued a report on supply chain risks facing the Pentagon and the defense-industrial base. Its notable recommendations include treating supply chain security as a defense strategic priority, increasing visibility of the defense supply chain, reducing reliance on adversaries for resources and manufacturing, and securing the supply chain for rare earth elements. However, one recommendation should be analyzed carefully by the national security community and policymakers: Specifically, the report encourages the U.S. to leverage allies and partner nations to address supply chain gaps, in particular with members of the national technology and industrial base, or NTIB.
Defense supply chains should support allies, but favor domestic producers (defensenews.com)
