Pentagon 'learning more than ever' about supply chain vulnerabilities during COVID-19 crisis

By Justin Doubleday / April 28, 2020 at 4:56 PM
The Pentagon is gaining new insights about risks to its international supply chain due to efforts to monitor and shore up the defense industrial base during the economic downturn caused by COVID-19. Jen Santos, deputy assistant secretary of defense for industrial policy, said the information DOD is learning about supply chain vulnerabilities is a "silver lining" to a crisis that has the Pentagon closely monitoring the industrial base and preparing for a possible three-month delay across major acquisition programs. "We're...

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