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Sullivan Outlines Roadmap For Trump, Future Administrations To Continue Strengthening Defense Industrial Base

Sullivan Outlines Roadmap For Trump, Future Administrations To Continue Strengthening Defense Industrial Base
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing, Tuesday, October 1, 2024, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Oliver Contreras)

The Biden administration combined with bipartisan congressional support have launched a resurgence of the U.S. defense industrial base (DIB) but it will take decades of continued effort that requires a continued build up in production, accelerated acquisition reform, a sustained commitment to an integrated DIB with partners and allies, and further investments in the workforce, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday. The four pillars of the roadmap for the DIB are a “generational project” that will…

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