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Bipartisan Task Force Offers Legislative Proposals To Address DoD’s Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, July 22nd, 2021

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Bipartisan Task Force Offers Legislative Proposals To Address DoD’s Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

A bipartisan House Armed Services Committee (HASC) task force has put forth six legislative proposals aimed at bolstering the Pentagon’s supply chain security and reducing the department’s reliance on items sourced from adversarial countries, specifically China. The Defense Critical Supply Chain Task Force, led by Reps. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), released its final report on Thursday which details the recommendations that will be submitted as amendments to HASC’s fiscal year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. “The COVID-19…

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