Department of War’s strategic priorities focus of ABA national security luncheon

April 22, 2026

Department of War's strategic priorities focus of ABA national security luncheon

WASHINGTON, April 22, 2026 - Michael Cadenazzi, assistant secretary of war for industrial base policy, who oversees the Department of War's efforts to strengthen and sustain the U.S. defense industrial base (DIB) and protect vital national security supply chains, will join Brian Egan, partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, in a fireside chat on Tuesday, May 5. They will speak at an American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security luncheon from noon-1:30 p.m. EDT at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Washington, D.C.

The discussion will explore the department's latest initiatives and strategic priorities, including the injection of U.S. government capital into U.S. DIB companies, advice for non-traditional defense companies looking to get into defense contracting and efforts by the department to strengthen critical minerals supply chain as well as changes to streamline/modernize the U.S. government defense acquisition process.

What:
Luncheon: "From the War Room to the Board Room: Strengthening the Defense Industrial Base" Sponsored by the ABA Standing Committee on Law and National Security

When:
Tuesday, May 5
Noon-1:30 p.m. EDT

Where:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
1440 New York Ave NW
11th Floor
Washington, D.C.

This event is free and open to the media, however there is a $40 cost for lunch. Registration closes April 30 at 12 p.m. For media credentialing and registration, please contact Betsy Adeboyejo at [email protected].

Check out podcasts by the Standing Committee on Law and National Security:

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• Assessing the War with Iran: Military Policy and Legal Perspectives
• Iran's Cyber Front: Where Digital and Physical War Converge with Matt Suiche