Pentagon eyes allied Defense Production Act expansion to shore up critical supply chains

Federal Drive with Tom Temin

It’s no secret the Pentagon has a supply chain problem. Numerous reports in recent years have shed light on the U.S. military’s dependence on sources in China for critical materials. Now, the Pentagon is advancing a proposal officials say would help fix that problem, by funding competing companies in Australia and the United Kingdom.

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