Defense Secretary Asked To Brief US Congress On Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Security
Executive Summary
Congress seeks advice from Defense Department on procuring active pharmaceutical ingredients domestically for national security purposes as efforts to identify areas of concern get underway.
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