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Industrial Base Resilience

Warfighting, Investments, Resourcing, and Execution (WIRE)

WHAT WE DO | The U.S. defense industrial base (DIB) faces significant supply chain vulnerabilities, including supply chain complexity, dependence on foreign source materials, constraints on domestic material processing capacity, and a shortage of skilled defense-critical labor. To mitigate related mission readiness risks, IBR’s Warfighting Investments, Resourcing, and Execution Office (WIRE) invests in major and sub-tier suppliers and oversees specific Defense Production Act (DPA) and Industrial Base Fund (IBF) authorities uniquely positioned to address DIB challenges and incentivize industry. The DPA and IBF are executed through the DIB Consortium (DIBC) and Cornerstone Other Transaction Authority (COTA), allowing for faster, collaborative, and innovative partnerships with industry.

Focus Areas

Kinetic Capabilities

Sea, Land, Air, Space, and Unmanned Systems

Strategic and Critical Materials

Critical Chemicals

Energy Storage and Batteries

Microelectronics, Comms, and Sensors

Manufacturing

Workforce

WIRE Leader


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John Shultz

Director, Warfighting Investments, Resourcing, and Execution, Office of Industrial Base Resilience (Acting)