Order directs publication of aggregate quarterly performance metrics on defense sales execution

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The Secretaries publish aggregate performance metrics on defense sales case execution on a quarterly basis as directed by the Order.

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President Trump signed an Executive Order creating the "America First Arms Transfer Strategy," directing the U.S. government to prioritize reindustrializing the domestic defense base and using arms sales to build production capacity, strengthen supply chains, and favor partners that invest in their own defense. The Order tasks the Secretaries of War, State, and Commerce with creating a prioritized sales catalog, enhancing advocacy, collaborating with industry, and finding efficiencies in End Use Monitoring, Third-Party Transfers, and Congressional notifications. It establishes a Promoting American Military Sales Task Force to oversee implementation and requires quarterly aggregate performance metrics on defense sales execution. The White House says the Strategy will leverage over $300 billion in annual defense sales to speed deliveries and reinforce allies’ regional security responsibilities.

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The Executive Order "Establishing an America First Arms Transfer Strategy" (Section 5(b)) and the White House fact sheet explicitly direct the Secretary of State, the Secretary of War, and the Secretary of Commerce to publish aggregate quarterly performance metrics on FMS (Foreign Military Sales) case development and execution and on the adjudication of Commerce and State export licenses. The fact sheet’s verbatim language (“publish aggregate quarterly performance metrics on defense sales case execution”) mirrors the Order’s requirement. Verdict: True — the Order contains a clear directive for those Secretaries to begin publishing aggregate quarterly performance metrics on defense-sales case execution (expressed in the Order as FMS case development and execution and related export-license adjudications).

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Update · Feb 07, 2026, 06:08 AMTrue
The Executive Order "Establishing an America First Arms Transfer Strategy" (Section 5(b)) and the White House fact sheet explicitly direct the Secretary of State, the Secretary of War, and the Secretary of Commerce to publish aggregate quarterly performance metrics on FMS (Foreign Military Sales) case development and execution and on the adjudication of Commerce and State export licenses. The fact sheet’s verbatim language (“publish aggregate quarterly performance metrics on defense sales case execution”) mirrors the Order’s requirement. Verdict: True — the Order contains a clear directive for those Secretaries to begin publishing aggregate quarterly performance metrics on defense-sales case execution (expressed in the Order as FMS case development and execution and related export-license adjudications).
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/02/establishing-an-america-first-arms-transfer-strategy/
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/02/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-establishes-the-america-first-arms-transfer-strategy/
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