Industry – manufacturing everything we use, from steel to chemicals – is a pillar of the U.S. economy. Domestic industrial resilience is essential to the security of our supply chains for critical materials, parts, and products. Onshoring industrial activity and keeping manufacturing costs low are key to protecting our economic growth and national security.

Strengthening the United States industrial sector through technological innovation is a non-partisan solution to both challenges. 

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee (ITIAC) just released our inaugural report with recommendations for DOE to accelerate America’s transition to advanced manufacturing, creating high-quality jobs while cutting air pollution and enhancing our industrial competitiveness and technological leadership.

America is on the doorstep of an industrial renaissance, and ITIAC’s recommendations focus on actions DOE should take across five broad categories to achieve a secure, prosperous future. But just as important, policymakers in the 119^th Congress and the new administration should recognize DOE’s role in advancing U.S. industry and the need to support this nonpartisan work.