Commerce Launches Supply Chain Advisory Committee; First Meeting Oct. 19

The Commerce Department will hold the first meeting of a new Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness on Oct. 19 in Washington, D.C., it said. The committee, comprised of 40 senior-level private sector representatives of multiple industries and supply chain experts appointed by the Secretary of Commerce, will advise the Secretary, the U.S. Department of Transportation and other U.S. agencies on supply chain issues that affect the international competitiveness of U.S. businesses. Committee members represent supply chain firms, associations, stakeholders, community organizations, and experts from academia. The DOT Secretary Ray LaHood and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson will serve on the Committee as non-voting members.