Alan Estevez has extensive national security, defense and supply chain experience. His confirmation to BIS undersecretary has been delayed for 9 months, when the US can ill-afford to be understaffed.
as Undersecretary for Industry and Security. But the post still remains vacant as Mr. Estevez awaits a confirmation vote in Congress. This delay comes on top of the already five years that have passed since there has been a confirmed BIS Under Secretary.
Similarly, a Pentagon supply chain security report released this month cautions: “The migration of semiconductor manufacturing to the Asia-Pacific region, and the subsequent decline in domestic manufacturing, represents a substantive security and economic threat for the United States and many allied nations.
By all accounts, Mr. Estevez is an ideal choice to head the BIS. He has the most extensive national security background of any recent BIS director and brings, including more than three decades of service at the Pentagon where he modernized logistics with the implementation of RFID technology.
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