SPEEA’s Rich Plunkett and Brandon Anderson Attend First Aerospace Supply Chain Resiliency (ASCR) Task Force Meeting

SPEEA/IFPTE Local 2001’s Director of Strategic Development, Rich Plunkett, and Legislative Director, Brandon Anderson, traveled to Washington, DC this week to attend the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) first Aerospace Supply Chain Resilience (ASCR) task force. 

The ASCR Task Force, of which Plunkett was named as a member in December, was created as a result of Section 106 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, to “Identify and assess risks to United States aerospace supply chains, including the availability of raw materials and critical manufactured goods, with respect to major end items produced by the aerospace industry; and the infrastructure of the National Airspace System; and identify best practices and make recommendations to mitigate those risks and support a robust United States aerospace supply chain.” 

Plunkett commented on the meetings, stating that, “this week’s meetings at the Department of Transportation were not only productive but also allowed Brandon and I to discuss the major issues impacting aerospace industry supply chains, particularly as it relates to the workforce needs and the future of the industry itself.  The interests of SPEEA members and workers overall ensure that the future of the aerospace industry supply chains will meet the needs of domestic aerospace manufacturers are at the top of our priority list.” 

Brandon Anderson serves as the alternate on the task force.  Learn more about the ASCR task force here.