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Defense Production Act Investments

Welcome

Mission

To ensure hardy, resilient U.S. Defense supply chains, reduce reliance on foreign manufacturing, and correct domestic shortfalls in the defense industrial base.

Vision

A full suite of authorities and investment mechanisms to enable the DoD to complement and fully leverage private and industry investments for national security.


Aissa Tovar Photo

Aissa Tovar

Deputy Director of Defense Production Act Investments

Official Photo Biography Page

What We Do

The Defense Production Act Investments (DPAI) Office provides direction and guidance to ensure availability of industrial resources for national defense. Through the Defense Priorities and Allocations Systems (DPAS) and financial incentives like purchases, purchase commitments, loans, and loan guarantees, the office engages with domestic companies to prioritize orders and shore up areas where critical industrial capacity is insufficient to meet U.S. defense and commercial needs.

Who We Are

The DPAI team is comprised of subject matter experts across a wide variety of investment areas and the Defense Priority and Allocations System (DPAS), acquisition professionals, skilled program managers, and data analytics and audit professionals.


Organizations

Provide direction, guidance, and oversight of the Defense Production Act Title I using the Defense Priorities & Allocations System (DPAS) to ensure timely availability of industrial resources for national defense.


DPATI Leadership

Gianna Figueiredo-Maddox

Director Defense Production Act Title I

Aissa Tovar

Deputy Director Defense Production Act Title I

The Defense Production Act Title III office is committed to ensuring resilient, robust domestic supply chains in order to reduce reliance on foreign manufacturing and correct domestic shortfalls in the defense industrial base.


DPATIII Leadership

Gianna Figueiredo-Maddox

Director Defense Production Act Title I

Aissa Tovar

Deputy Director Defense Production Act Title I