Ian Bennitt, a special assistant to President Donald Trump and senior director for White House shipbuilding and maritime initiatives, is leading the administration’s new Office of Shipbuilding, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) said this week.
Wittman, vice chair of the House Armed Services Committee, told reporters, including Exchange Monitor affiliate Defense Daily, following remarks at this week’s McAleese Conference. He also said that Bennitt used to work on the Seapower Subcommittee staff and previously spent time with the Shipbuilding Council of America.
Trump, in his recent joint address to Congress, announced the new office and said it will focus on both military and commercial shipbuilding, to include offering tax incentives to help improve domestic capacity.
This article was first published by Exchange Monitor affiliate Defense Daily.
