🛡️ Mobilizing America’s Best

The next national emergency won’t wait for bureaucratic red tape in D.C. Whether it’s a cyberattack, natural disaster, or foreign threat—we need our military and private sector partners to be ready. The problem : The Defense Production Act (DPA), which gives the federal government emergency powers to mobilize industry in a national crisis, was written in 1950— when national security meant steel plants and shipyards . Today’s threats are digital, decentralized, and fast-moving, and the DPA hasn’t kept up . We need a system that connects the best minds in industry with their counterparts in the Department of Defense— before the crisis hits. The solution : Earlier this week, I introduced the bipartisan FORCE Act to create a modern-day reserve corps— mobilizing America’s top private-sector talent when our nation needs it most. Here’s how it would work: ✅ Establishes a volunteer reserve of experts in fields like cybersecurity, logistics, and emergency response ✅ Allows the President to activate these teams during national emergencies ✅ Embeds reserve units at key agencies like Homeland Security, Defense, and Commerce ✅ Ensures transparency in training, readiness, and deployment Bottom Line: We can’t win tomorrow’s fight with yesterday’s playbook. This bill brings national defense into the modern age—fast, flexible, and focused on real-world threats.