Establishing an America First Arms Transfer Strategy

Executive Order 14383 is an executive action signed by President (name not specified in the document) that directs the Federal Government to use arms transfers to expand U.S. defense production and industrial capacity (Sec. 1). It orders creation of an "America First Arms Transfer Strategy" and requires the Secretary of War, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Commerce to produce catalogs, plans, and engagement steps to encourage foreign purchases of American-made defense items (Sec. 2; Sec. 3(b)-(e)). It also directs new coordination, monitoring, and reporting structures to streamline export approvals and oversight (Sec. 4; Sec. 5). This matters because it aims to increase U.S. factory work and change how the government sells weapons to allies, which can affect jobs and industry planning (Sec. 1; Sec. 3(a)(ii)).