The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and Russian invasion of Ukraine highlight the vulnerabilities of supply chains that lack diversity and are dependent on foreign inputs. This report presents a…
Learn MoreIn 2020, a House subcommittee concluded a 16-month investigation into the market power of four of the largest platform operators: Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple. The inquiry resulted in a…
Learn MoreThe Department of Commerce established a new procedure for the executive branch to review transactions involving information and communications technology. When an ICTS transaction involves foreign adversaries and poses undue…
Learn MoreOn August 16, 2022, a three-person emergency board that President Biden appointed released its recommendations to end a labor dispute involving over 100,000 workers from six major railroads and many…
Learn MoreThis study compares American manufacturing to that of other nations and offers a statistical analysis of the sector. This report considers three aspects of American manufacturing: (1) how the American…
Learn MoreBlack Kite provides the only standards-based cyber risk assessments that analyze your supply chain’s cybersecurity posture from three critical dimensions: technical, financial and compliance. In this paper, the Black Kite…
Learn MoreThe climate crisis poses a serious threat to the United States economy and human welfare, with a narrowing timeframe to invest in opportunities to avoid the most catastrophic impacts. Extreme…
Learn MoreThis publication provides guidance to organizations on identifying, assessing, and mitigating cybersecurity risks throughout the supply chain at all levels of their organizations. The publication integrates cybersecurity supply chain risk…
Learn MoreThis report, prepared in collaboration with Deloitte, offers a pragmatic perspective on non-tariff barriers encountered in border and customs services. It argues that these can be exponentially improved through digital…
Learn MoreThe circular economy approach enables automotive companies to increase revenues per vehicle by 15-20 times the sales price and significantly improve profitability by maximizing lifetime performance. In this report, the…
Learn MoreThe United States is experiencing a shortage of infant formula. The shortage is localized to the United States. Some analyses argue that high tariffs on formula impeded the development of…
Learn MoreWind energy is essential to achieving the Biden Administration’s goals of a 100% clean electricity sector by 2035 and 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030. On February 24, the…
Learn MoreDirected by President Biden as part of the Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains (E.O. 14017), the Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security evaluated the current supply chain conditions for…
Learn MoreThis paper will provide a snapshot of the magnesium market at the end of 2021 and place the brief shutdown in China in context. It will begin with an introduction…
Learn MoreThis policy briefing provides a summary and review of the sliding scale of options for the United States—from the most comprehensive and meaningful (first tier) to the less significant and…
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