Good morning. This hearing of the subcommittee on readiness and management will come to order. Subcommittee meets today to receive testimony from undersecretary defense for acquisition and sustainment, ellen lord concerning supply chain integrity fourth apartment of defense in the United States. Since her initial confirmation as the under secretary of defense secretary lord has oversensitive give acquisition reform at the department of defense and i am sure we will talk about some of that today. As the u. S. National armament director she has traveled to see the u. S. Throughout the u. S. And the to see our allies and partners with regards to the development and Manufacturing Activities around the world and unfortunately has seen how reliant the u. S. Defense Industrial Base chain has become particularly as it relates to china. With the rise of china and Great Power Competition and the Global Pandemic the vulnerabilities and gaps in our supply chain particularly as it relates to the Na
Subcommittee meets today to receive testimony from under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, ellen lord, concerning supply chain integrity for the department of defense in the United States. Since our her initial confirman as the undersecretary of defense, secretary lord has overseen significant acquisition reform at the department of defense, and a chill well talk about some of that today. As the u. S. National armaments director she has traveled to see the u. S. , throughout the u. S. And to see our allies and partners with regard to the development and Manufacturing Activities around the world, and, unfortunately, has seen firsthand just how reliant the u. S. Defense Industrial Base chain has become come to class relates to china. With the rise of china and Great Power Competition of the global covid19 pandemic, the vulnerabilities and gaps in our supply chains particularly as relates to National Security have taken on a new urgency. What you think Ranking Member k
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Policies insuring those investments would support middleclass jobs. The council on Foreign Relations hosted this escutcheon. It is just under an hour. Richard i am a richard hoss, good morning and bonjour. I want to welcome you to the council on Foreign Relations and todays on the record meeting with Justin Trudeau of canada, also known as 23. , canadians would get it. Prime minister trudell is closing in on 18 years as Prime Minister. He started as one of his countrys youngest ever Prime Ministers. At the rate he is going he will not end up that way. [laughter] let me say one or two things about u. S. And canadian ties, our two countries are truly integrated. Whether one is talking about Homeland Security across the worlds longest border. Or are economies, we have the largest trade relationship in the world and we are two thirds of the the membership of the usmca. There are obvious differences on the policy side between the two governments, but i am proud to report that the relations