Hearing on Made in the USA: Manufacturing Policy, the Defense Industrial Base, and National Security |
September 22, 2010
Made in the USA: Manufacturing Policy, the Defense Industrial Base, and U.S. National Security
On Wednesday, September 22, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in the Capitol Visitors Center (CVC), the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs held a hearing entitled, “Made in the USA: Manufacturing Policy, the Defense Industrial Base, and U.S. National Security.”
This hearing examined the national security implications of U.S. manufacturing policy, with a focus on the security challenges posed by a shrinking defense industrial base and domestic supply chain. Manufacturing – including the defense industrial base – currently accounts for 12 percent of U.S Gross Domestic Product and 10 percent of national employment. Yet increasingly, the defense industry faces the proliferation of foreign-made and counterfeit parts, outdated technology, and a depleted manufacturing workforce. This hearing reviewed recent scholarship and research on the challenges facing U.S. manufacturing and the implications for U.S. national security. Witnesses were also asked to offer their recommendations to improve U.S. manufacturing policy in order to strengthen and protect national defense.
WITNESSES
DOCUMENTS AND LINKS Opening Statement of Chairman John F. Tierney Prepared Statement of Mr. Jeff Faux Prepared Statement of Mr. Robert Baugh Addenda to Statement of Robert Baugh Prepared Statement of Mr. Mark Gordon Addendum #1 to Statement of Mark Gordon Addendum #2 to Statement of Mark Gordon |
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