On Feb. 24, 2021, President Joe Biden signed an executive order (EO) triggering a comprehensive review of U.S. supply chains, ordering agencies to identify ways to secure the American economy against shortages of critical and essential goods.
As noted by the White House, this EO requires federal agencies to conduct a two-phase review of U.S. supply chains. First, the EO directs an immediate, 100-day review of key products in the supply chain, to include semiconductors, critical minerals, active pharmaceutical ingredients and large-capacity batteries. Second, the order calls for a more in-depth, one-year review of the domestic supply chain supporting six key industrial sectors: the defense industrial base, public health and biological preparedness industrial base, information and communications technology industrial base, energy sector industrial base, transportation industrial base, and supply chains for agricultural commodities and food production.