Securing Defense-Critical Supply Chains: An Action Plan Developed in Response to President Biden's Executive Order 14017

The Department of Defense (DoD) requires healthy, resilient, diverse, and secure supply chains to ensure the development and sustainment of capabilities critical to national security. The ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic highlighted vulnerabilities in complex global supply chains in very real ways to the public, government, and industry. Beyond COVID-19, supply chain disruptions have become more frequent and severe overall. In order to strengthen the national industrial base during times of disruption, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. signed Executive Order (E.O.) 14017, Americas Supply Chains, on February 24, 2021. The E.O. calls for a comprehensive review of supply chains in critical sectors, including the defense industrial base (DIB). This report provides DoDs assessment of supply chains in the DIB and articulates the Departments plans to ensure security of supply for items vital to national security. The national resolve to strengthen Americas supply chains is not limited to the Executive Branch. Congress has demonstrated a commitment to renewing and strengthening U.S. manufacturing through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) critical supply chain task force. The DIB and related trade associations have outlined myriad actions and are actively engaging with government at all levels to build resiliency.1 The DoD is committed to strengthening the industrial base and establishing a network of domestic and allied supply chains to meet national security needs.