Executive Order 14372: Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting

What the order contains

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• Sec. 1. Purpose
• Sec. 2. Policy
• Sec. 3. Review
• Sec. 4. Enforcement
• Sec. 5. General Provisions

Section 1, quoted from the order

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As Chief Executive and Commander in Chief, I am committed to ensuring that the United States military possesses the most lethal warfighting capabilities in the world. Our Nation can only be at peace if we maintain strength. The performance of America's defense industrial base is critical to this capacity. After years of misplaced priorities, traditional defense contractors have been incentivized to prioritize investor returns over the Nation's warfighters. While the United States produces the best military equipment in the world, we do not make enough of it quickly enough to meet the needs of our military and our partners. […]