:

Business/Financial

Biden Issues Determination To DoD To Strengthen Industrial Base For Microelectronics

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, March 27th, 2023

SHARE:

Biden Issues Determination To DoD To Strengthen Industrial Base For Microelectronics

President Joe Biden. Photo: White House

President Biden on Monday issued a presidential determination to the secretary of defense waiving certain requirements of the Defense Production Act (DPA) to address shortfalls in the industrial base for printed circuit boards and related packaging. The presidential determination follows a February 2021 executive order from Biden to strengthen U.S. industrial supply chains in a number of areas including semiconductors, strategic materials, advanced packaging and more. Printed circuit boards (PrCBs) are used in electronics, including weapons and other systems used…

Congress

Senate Appropriators Concerned With DoD’s Reconciliation Plan For Top FY ‘27 Priorities, Aide Says

Senate defense appropriators have concerns with the Pentagon’s decision to include key fiscal year 2027 funding priorities, such as critical munitions and drones production, among its request for $350 billion […]

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]