Welcome Message
On behalf of the entire AT&L Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy team, I welcome you to our website. I hope you will find the content relevant, easy to use, and beneficial as we carry out our mission of monitoring, preserving, and enhancing the national security industrial base of the United States.
The industrial base upon which the Department relies has changed dramatically over the decades and our office is dedicated to making sure the policies the Department of Defense applies to this base keep up with the changing times.
Our nation continues to fight two wars. Our Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines are supported by the most capable, dynamic and competent industrial base in the world—our job within Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy is to ensure this is as true tomorrow and in the next decade as it is today. We are well aware that this technological and operational advantage, which is due in large measure to the skills and innovation of a highly trained workforce, is not a birthright to be taken for granted. Our capabilities have been hard earned over decades and must be carefully monitored and, when appropriate, nurtured to ensure we continue to provide our warfighters with the systems necessary to successfully execute their missions. It is with this challenge that we come to work every day.
We look forward to working with our partners in industry, the financial sector, the Congress, and our universities to build a relationship founded on open and transparent dialogue, as well as common purpose. Though we may disagree on specific issues, we can all agree that our number one priority is the warfighter and the security of our great Nation. With that focus in mind, I am confident that by working together, we can achieve an Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy that benefits us all.
Brett Lambert
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense,
Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy
Leadership Spotlight
Brett B. Lambert
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
Manufacturing and Industrial
Base Policy
Brett B. Lambert joined the Department of Defense (DoD) in 2009 as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy. Mr. Lambert serves as the principal advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics on all matters relating to the defense industrial base, including industrial capabilities and assessments; defense industry mergers, acquisitions and consolidation; preservation of essential industries and technologies; and other related matters.
Read the Full BiographyManTech Programs Yield $1.1 Billion Cost Savings for Joint Strike Fighter
The OSD, Navy and Air Force Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) programs have been recently recognized by Vice Admiral David Venlet for their outstanding support to the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program. Their partnership has helped produce four affordable and producible technologies that are projected to reduce F-35 program costs by $1.1 billion over 30 years of production. Click here to read Vice Admiral Venlet's letter of recognition.