Good evening,
Earlier today, the White House released important new information regarding the Biden Administration's efforts around supply chain resiliency. A short synopsis and a link to more detailed information are below. Additionally, the White House will be holding a webinar on Wednesday, November 29th regarding this announcement. Information about the webinar and how to sign up follows as well.
Please let me know if you have any questions or if you are interested in lending your expertise to INFORMS' advocacy efforts regarding supply chains.
Best regards,
Jeff Cohen
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Strengthen America's Supply Chains, Lower Costs for Families, and Secure Key Sectors | The White House
A few highlights:
- Creation of Council on Supply Chain Resilience with agency leads
- The Department of Commerce will convene public and private stakeholders for a Supply Chain Data and Analytics Summit in 2024.
- New cross-governmental supply chain data-sharing capability, including:
- The Department of Commerce's new, first-of-its-kind Supply Chain Center is integrating industry expertise and data analytics to develop innovative supply chain risk assessment tools, and is coordinating deep-dive analyses on select critical supply chains to drive targeted actions to increase resilience.
- The Department of Transportation's (DOT) Freight Logistics Optimization Works ("FLOW") program is a public-private partnership that brings together U.S. supply chain stakeholders to create a shared, common picture of supply chain networks and facilitate a more reliable flow of goods. DOT is announcing a new milestone for FLOW, in which participants are beginning to utilize FLOW data to inform their logistics decision making, helping to avoid bottlenecks, shorten lead times for customers, and enable a more resilient and globally competitive freight network through earlier warnings of supply chain disruption.
- DOD will publish the first ever National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS).
- Planning for long-term industrial resilience through the following investments:
- Launch of the quadrennial supply chain review that will be completed by December 31, 2024.
- The Department of Energy is sponsoring a study by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine to develop a nationwide plan for smart manufacturing.
Join us on WEDNESDAY, November 29 at 12:30 pm ET for a briefing hosted by Special Assistant to the President for Manufacturing and Industrial Policy Monica Gorman, and Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Economics Nora Todd, to discuss the President's launch of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience as part of the Administration's historic actions to strengthen America's supply chains, lower costs for families, and secure critical sectors. Please see more event details below and be sure to register.
1. WHAT: President's launch of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience and investments to strengthen America's supply chains, lower costs for families, and secure critical sectors
2. WHO: Monica Gorman, National Economic Council Special Assistant to the President for Manufacturing and Industrial Policy, and Nora Todd, National Security Council Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Economics
3. WHEN: Wednesday, November 29 at 12:30 pm ET
4. WHERE: Register on Zoom https://pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_K6dJXmOmQf6XamhDPMlpFQ
Please note that this briefing will be closed press.
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Jeffrey M. Cohen, MBA
Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer
INFORMS
jcohen@informs.org------------------------------