Hearing: An Overview of the Dynamic Between the Defense Production Act and Small Contractors

Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure (Committee on Small Business)

Wednesday, June 24, 2020 (1:00 PM)

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Washington, D.C.
The hearing will provide an overview of the Defense Production Act (DPA) and its authorities, including those related to small businesses. Moreover, the hearing seeks to examine how those authorities could be leveraged to assist small firms impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and what legislative actions could be taken to strengthen the DPA on behalf of our small business industrial base.

Witnesses

Mr. Ian Patterson
Attorney-Senior Associate, Koprince Law, LLC, Lawrence, KS

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 10:13 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 10:13 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 10:13 AM

Mr. David Black
Attorney-Partner, Holland & Knight, LLP, Tysons, VA

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 10:13 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 10:13 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 10:13 AM

Ms. Mary Lockhart
President & CEO, PEMDAS Technologies & Innovations, Alexandria, VA, on behalf of the Chair of the Small Business Division for the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 10:13 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 10:13 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 10:13 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 10:13 AM

Ms. Traci Tapani
Co-President, Wyoming Machine, Inc., Stacy, MN

  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 10:13 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 10:13 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 06/24/2020 at 10:13 AM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing: Witness List [PDF]

First Published: June 17, 2020 at 11:36 AM
Last Updated: June 24, 2020 at 10:13 AM