Lawmakers call on Army to prioritize organic industrial base capacity

By Dominic Minadeo / December 10, 2024 at 1:51 PM
House and Senate authorizers agree that developing a reliable Army organic industrial base must be prioritized going forward, as opposed to investing in contractors outside the United States. “We are disturbed that the U.S. Army is unable to articulate the maximum production capacity of the organic industrial base and believe that maximum organic industrial base capacity should be obtained before additional contractor sources are developed,” a joint explanatory statement for the fiscal year 2025 defense authorization conference bill says. The...

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