The US DOD Supply Chain Strategy

The US DOD Supply Chain Strategy

Aug 10, 2022

For those unaware, I spent nearly twenty years working in 78 countries delivering and establishing full-service supply chain platforms for the US military and intelligence communities. My experiences in this regard ran a range from the creation of distribution entities in Uganda, Kenya and Ghana, to the movement of sensitive cargo through Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, to the delivery of weapons into Afghanistan and Iraq. I procured, secured, transported, and delivered a broad range of materials.

In 2021, the new Biden White House issued Executive Order 14017 - a 100 Day Review of the American Supply Chain's capacity. It instructed four Departments to build further reviews and strategies to address key issues: Commerce, Energy, Defense, and Health and Human Services. The DOD and the HHS issued their reports in February 2022. In March, Energy and Commerce released their reports. Surprisingly, the three most important supply chain agencies were absent from the supply chain strategic reporting: the Department of Transportation and the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (which manages imports) and Transportation Security Administration (air transportation of materials). The lack of these agencies is indicative of an administration that does not know much about supply chain management.

On August 21st, I will issue a small report to the supporters of Dixie on the Rocks, explaining the deficiencies in the US DOD's supply chain strategy from my own professional and academic perspectives. I will address the DOD's potential for adversarial exploitation, its lack of understanding civilian supply chains upon which the US DOD heavily relies, and where its most profound weaknesses are apparent. This knowledge will only be found here - and provided exclusively to you. Thank you for supporting Dixie on the Rocks.

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