Acting army secretary announces ‘manufacturing rodeo’ to tackle ‘weak links’ in supply chain

Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle announced a 'manufacturing rodeo' to identify and address weak links within the industrial supply chain. Speaking at the AUSA conference in Washington, D.C., Telle described the initiative as a race among companies supporting the defense industrial base. He stated that the program serves as an early indicator of a new system of seamless, frictionless symbiosis between the Army and American commercial excellence to enhance overall defense capabilities and industrial resilience.