Pentagon Eyes Defense Production Act To Push Variety Of Energy Projects

By Suzanne Yohannan / October 25, 2011 at 3:48 PM
The Pentagon is turning to authorities under the Defense Production Act -- a law that allows government incentives to spur the development of defense-essential products -- to advance a variety of energy-related projects in the Defense Department's efforts to improve its energy security, according to a high-level DOD energy official. While DOD over the past couple of months has been seeking to use authority under DPA Title III to fund its share of a $510 million interagency biofuels project, Pentagon...

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