Executive Order on Manufacturing and Defense Industrial Base Supply Chain

President Trump signed Executive Order 13806 on July 21, 2017, directing the Department of Defense to assess vulnerabilities in the U.S. manufacturing and defense industrial supply chain and recommend actions to strengthen resiliency. The order required federal agencies to evaluate dependencies on foreign suppliers and identify critical gaps in domestic production capacity for defense-related materials and products. The confirmed direct impact included the initiation of government assessments that informed subsequent defense procurement policies and industrial base initiatives.