More Research, Better Coordination Goals for Administration's 2013 Strategy on Global Supply Chain Security
Accelerating implementation of the International Trade Data System and crafting priorities for cargo research and development are two of the focus areas for 2013 in the Obama administration’s National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security, according to an update on the strategy released March 5. First published in 2012, the strategy is charged with “promoting the efficient and secure movement of legitimate goods and fostering a global supply chain system that is resilient to natural as well as man-made disruptions,” according to the update. In 2012, federal departments and agencies made progress in streamlining government processes to facilitate trade, such as establishing Centers for Excellence and Expertise, crafting mutual recognition arrangements with the EU for cargo security programs and creating the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center, the update said. In 2013, focus areas include:
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- Align technology needs and investments among Federal departments and agencies by developing a set of United States Government-wide cargo and supply chain research and development priorities; identify opportunities to test specific technologies that could potentially improve cargo security
- Support international capabilities to detect and address illicit global transport of radiological and nuclear materials and other prohibited items
- Improve information sharing among Federal departments and agencies and with the private sector
- Accelerate implementation of key components of the International Trade Data System; formalize information-sharing agreements to improve situational awareness of cargo and goods moving throughout the supply chain system
- Streamline and integrate public-private partnership program requirements across relevant federal agencies and with foreign partners.
- Emphasize the completion of additional mutual recognition arrangements with key trading partners