The Justice Department said a federal task force created with Homeland Security surpassed $1 billion in combined recoveries, penalties, forfeitures and publicly charged losses in less than one year.
An executive order directs the Department of War to map critical defense supply chains from raw materials to end-use products and develop restrictions for unreliable foreign suppliers.
A July 23 presidential memorandum directs the U.S. Trade Representative and other agencies to investigate whether 60 economies effectively prohibit goods made with forced labor, potentially setting up later trade and customs action.
DOJ says its trade-fraud task force passed $1 billion, but the figure combines completed recoveries with forfeitures and losses alleged in pending cases.
