New NDAA Legislation Signals Possible Future of AMP SoCal
Buried within the massive John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019 was a win for manufacturing communities across the country as… Read more »
Supply Chain
Cybersecurity training video available for manufacturers
According to the 2017 IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, the manufacturing sector was the second highest industry that experienced cyber attacks in 2016. This is largely… Read more »
Get Involved with AMP SoCal Pillar Committees: Learn More!
Each of the AMP SoCal’s focus areas, or “pillars” work together to form a cohesive industrial ecosystem. There are six Pillar Committees organized to fully… Read more »
WESTEC to host three industry-focused panels presented by AMP SoCal
The West Coast’s premier manufacturing event, WESTEC gives access to hundreds of experts in such critical industries as aerospace, medical, industrial machinery and consumer goods.… Read more »
Industry Profiles – ACE Clearwater Enterprises: Kellie and Gary Johnson
The Price School – USC Center for Economic Development regularly meets with manufacturing business owners, managers and service providers on behalf of AMP SoCal to… Read more »
Space Enterprise Consortium RFP Released – Proposal due July 7: Join Now
The United States Air Force Space and Missiles Systems Center (AFSMC) in El Segundo, California, has made an explicit call for a consortium and lead… Read more »
Industry Profiles – Brek Manufacturing: Marwan Hammouri, President & CEO
Marwan Hammouri has been president & CEO of Brek Manufacturing since 2013. Previously, Mr. Hammouri was president of Triumph Structures – Wichita Inc. for 13… Read more »
Will President Trump’s proposed defense budget increase help local suppliers?
Many Southern California manufacturers in the aerospace and defense supply chain are keenly aware of the negative effect that federal budget cuts and sequestration have… Read more »
Season Two of The Art of Manufacturing Podcast Series Premieres with Kellie Johnson of ACE Clearwater
Those who attended the March 9 AMP SoCal Bi-Annual Meeting caught a glimpse of Kellie Johnson’s magnetism as she joined other manufacturing business leaders in… Read more »
Recruiting Defense Impacted Manufacturers for Free or Reduced Cost Assistance
If you are an aerospace and defense manufacturer whose business has been negatively impacted by reduced Department of Defense procurement and contracting, you may be eligible… Read more »