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DoD Launches Supply Chain Resiliency Working Group

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, September 3rd, 2021

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DoD Launches Supply Chain Resiliency Working Group

The Defense Department last Friday said it has formed a new working group that will examine ongoing visibility challenges into its supply chains, assess supply chain resiliency, and create actions to limit threats and challenges to its supply chains. “We are working to solve a problem that took 50 years to evolve,” Greg Kausner, acting undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, said in a statement. “A comprehensive strategic approach will take time, dedicated attention and resources. Effective implementation begins…

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