{"id":42677,"date":"2021-03-23T15:52:41","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T15:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/03\/23\/reagan-institute-announces-task-force-on-manufacturing-base-competitiveness\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:30:36","slug":"reagan-institute-announces-task-force-on-manufacturing-base-competitiveness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/2021\/03\/23\/reagan-institute-announces-task-force-on-manufacturing-base-competitiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"Reagan Institute to launch task force on keeping American industries competitive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 To find ways America\u2019s manufacturing base can stay competitive as it intersects with national security, the Ronald Reagan Institute has assembled a new task force of lawmakers and business leaders, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/interviews\/2017\/04\/05\/interview-lockheed-ceo-marillyn-hewson-s-review-on-donald-trump\/\" target=_blank>Lockheed Martin\u2019s former CEO<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The task force, to be announced Tuesday, comes as the U.S. prioritizes competition with China and amid something of an overlapping focus between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/home\/2017\/07\/24\/navarro-trump-ordered-us-defense-industrial-base-study-to-help-rebuild-military\/\" target=_blank>former President Donald Trump<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-usa-biden\/biden-signs-buy-american-order-pledges-to-renew-u-s-manufacturing-idUSKBN29U0Z3\" target=_blank>President Joe Biden<\/a> on reviving U.S. manufacturing. Senate Democrats have in recent days reached out to Republicans for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2021\/02\/23\/schumer-says-senate-will-draft-tech-research-funding-bill\/\" target=_blank>a bill to counter China and invest in U.S. manufacturing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Reagan task force plans to look beyond government solutions to what businesses and investors can do, exploring manufacturing process improvements as a way to increase America\u2019s competitiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is clear that the government alone cannot solve the problems we face,\u201d Reagan Institute Director Roger Zakheim said. \u201cOur Task Force members represent a wide range of stakeholders who have a role to play in solving these problems, and we are confident their recommendations will make a valuable contribution to the national conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former Lockheed Martin CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2018\/03\/08\/lockheed-ceo-hewson-defends-the-companys-role-with-dod-we-are-leading-a-national-asset\/\" target=_blank>Marillyn Hewson<\/a> and investment firm Bridgewater Associates CEO David McCormick will co-chair the 16-member task force. Members from outside the defense community include Johnson &amp; Johnson Chief Global Supply Chain Officer Kathy Wengel and John May of the private equity firm CORE Industrial Partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe dramatic technological advances that are revolutionizing our economy will also require us to rethink what constitutes the defense industrial base,\u201d Hewson said. \u201cAs the tools of warfare change, we must ensure that our manufacturing base adapts to remain capable of meeting America\u2019s national security needs in the 21st century.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The task force is to hear briefings from experts about technological productivity; public and private investment; building the workforce of the future; leveraging global partnerships; and setting rules and standards. It\u2019s expected to make recommendations in December before the think tank\u2019s annual forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement comes weeks after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/it-networks\/2021\/02\/25\/semiconductors-minerals-supply-chain-review-to-cover-key-military-tech\/\" target=_blank>Biden signed an executive order <\/a>to review weak spots in U.S. supply chains for critical items, including computer chips, medical gear, electric vehicle batteries and rare earth minerals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the thinking behind the task force is that supply disruptions during the ongoing pandemic exposed preexisting weaknesses. It\u2019s expected to look beyond aerospace and defense to medical equipment and semiconductors, which have suffered recent shortages, and other parts of the U.S. economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe COVID-19 crisis has emphasized the importance of securing our critical supply chains,\u201d said McCormick, who previously worked at the Treasury Department. \u201cThis Task Force will take a hard look at how we can generate the capital and workforce needed to shore up those vulnerabilities and restore American industrial competitiveness in those sectors that are critical to the nation\u2019s defense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The task force\u2019s members include the House Foreign Affairs Committee\u2019s ranking member, Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas, well as House Armed Services Committee members Mike Gallagher, R-Wis.; Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.; and Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa. Slotkin and Gallagher are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2021\/03\/10\/lawmakers-plan-fast-fixes-for-defense-supply-chain\/\" target=_blank>co-chairing a recently announced HASC task force with a similar focus<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Reagan Institute\u2019s policy director, Rachel Hoff, will manage the task force. Hoff was a senior aide to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2018\/08\/27\/how-mccain-as-pentagons-watchdog-and-friend-left-his-mark-on-the-military\/\" target=_blank>John McCain<\/a> before he died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A separate Reagan task force last year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/reagan-defense-forum\/2019\/12\/06\/here-are-five-ambitious-steps-to-grow-the-defense-innovation-base-and-challenge-china\/\" target=_blank>recommended<\/a> steps to grow the defense innovation base and challenge China, including through the creation of a new National Guard-esque unit for technology and a special visa program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To find ways America\u2019s manufacturing base can stay competitive as it intersects with national security, the Ronald Reagan Institute has assembled a new task force of lawmakers and business leaders, including Lockheed 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