Local law enforcement agencies across the United States are facing supply chain issues that are affecting basic police operations and training. In Bucyrus, Ohio, the local police department was forced to put three cruisers they purchased in October into storage where the vehicles sat waiting for parts until this week. Bucyrus police chief Neil Assenheimer…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Jan. 7 announced that it is putting an estimated $750 million towards school meal programs this year in light of “higher food costs” and “supply chain issues.” “USDA understands that balancing the pressures of the pandemic with the need to feed children healthy and nutritious meals continue to…

As the world enters uncharted territory with the global pandemic, sudden rise of new variants, widespread uncertainty, and country-wide shutdowns, a group of New York Fed researchers has developed a new index to measure the critical factors underlying all global economic activity—supply chains. The record-high supply chain pressures that have led to high prices, product…

News Analysis It can’t be denied that 2021 has been a very disruptive year, with new CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus variants popping up, governments going in and out of lockdowns, and supply chain disruptions felt throughout the world economy. Now experts from different markets are putting forth what they think is in store for…

A recent government report suggests that the $5.9 trillion U.S. manufacturing sector is facing some headwinds, as orders for durable goods, such as cars, computers, and appliances fell for the second straight month in October. The report showed new orders declining 0.5 percent in October 2021, following a 0.4 percent drop in September 2021, representing…

North America’s largest railport terminal has risen from out of a swamp in Savannah, Georgia. The Mason Mega Rail Terminal makes Savannah the third-largest port in the United States, according to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 12, Kemp announced that the new terminal would raise the port’s rail capacity by…

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) on Monday led a bipartisan group of lawmakers in calling on the Biden administration to establish a “rare-earth metallurgical cooperative” to reduce the nation’s reliance on Beijing for the specialized minerals that are used to build electronics, military weapons, and other high-tech equipment. In a letter…