Pentagon removes Defense Production Act point person
By Barbara Starr and Ryan Browne, CNN
Updated 3:02 PM ET, Thu May 14, 2020
(CNN)The Pentagon has removed its lead official responsible for executing the Defense Production Act to increase production of key equipment to combat the coronavirus pandemic, an administration official tells CNN.
Jennifer Santos, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy, has played a key role in the Pentagon's efforts to use the act to ramp up production of key items such as N-95 respirator masks and swabs needed for coronavirus testing.
The Pentagon confirmed Thursday that Santos is moving from her current position to a role in the Navy.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/14/politics/pentagon-removes-defense-production-act-point-person/index.html
