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Pentagon Office To Seek Industry Responses On Surge Capacity

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, September 28th, 2017

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Pentagon Office To Seek Industry Responses On Surge Capacity

The Pentagon shortly plans to release a private sector questionnaire seeking inputs on industry’s ability to surge its capabilities to meet future battlefield needs, a Defense Department official said on Thursday.The pending outreach to industry is part of the department’s data gathering for a report requested by President Donald Trump pursuant to an executive order on assessing the defense industrial base and associate supply chain.The report, with findings and recommendations, is due in April, but is on track to be…

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