At a briefing Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced he is invoking the Defense Production Act in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, which might have you wondering, what exactly is the Defense Production Act (DPA)?Basically, the act gives the president the ability to tap into the U.S. industrial base (private businesses) to expedite and expand the supply of resources to support the government, including military energy, space and homeland security needs, according to [...]
What Is The Defense Production Act?
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The Defense Production Act (DPA) is a U.S. law that grants the President powers to ensure the nation's defense by expanding and expediting the supply of materials and services from the domestic industrial base.
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and production capability ; improve the effectiveness and responsiveness of the domestic industrial base to support national defense requirements; and foster cooperation between the defense and commercial sectors.
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