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Trump’s DPA Play: Turning Energy Infrastructure Into a National Defense Priority : Federation of American Scientists , May 7 , 2026

May 7, 2026

Federation of American Scientists

From the document: “Over the past few months, the Trump administration has been laying the foundation to expand the use of the Defense Production Act (DPA) for energy infrastructure and supply chains. This started back in March when the Trump administration issued an Executive Order extending to the Department of Energy (DOE) the authority to directly engage in contract allocation for energy needs under DPA Title I.”

Authors - Husted, Megan, Wu, Alice

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