Resilience Council

The BENS Resilience Council is open to BENS members with experience and interest in addressing key issues facing United States’ strategic readiness and preparedness in areas including critical infrastructure, resource supply chains, domestic security, and public safety. The Council serves as a research and development platform, offering educational opportunities, incubating resilience-related efforts, and engaging subject matter expertise among relevant stakeholders, to study and address threats to America's competitive advantage. The Council currently is investigating the vulnerability of U.S. supply chains for critical minerals that are vital for key defense and commercial products. Through its study and convening of relevant actors, the Council aims to outline forward action for the U.S. to minimize or mitigate risk of supply disruption for our highest priority critical minerals.