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DoD Launches Pilot To Leverage Private Sector For Rapid Production Of Critical Technologies

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, August 29th, 2022

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DoD Launches Pilot To Leverage Private Sector For Rapid Production Of Critical Technologies

Seeking to leverage private capital to help quickly scale production of critical technologies with both commercial and military uses, the Defense Department on Monday said it has launched a manufacturing pilot program that will first focus on inert chemicals used in munitions and agricultural products. The DoD’s Industrial Base Policy Office is partnering with the Texas-based Austin Center of Manufacturing and Innovation (ACMI) on the two-year pilot and combine private capital with funding from the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title…

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