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    <title>Across the States - Episodes Tagged with “Supply Chains”</title>
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  <title>Identifying Bad Actors in Our Supply Chains: An ALEC Women’s Leadership Episode</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Last month, as part of ALEC’s Women’s Leadership series, Brooklyn Roberts and I spoke with national security expert Dr. Meg Reiss about how states can defend themselves and the nation from People’s Republic of China (PRC) influence, interference, and infiltration. Dr. Reiss served as former US Senator Mitt Romney’s national security policy advisor and is a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, as well as a fellow at the National Security Institution at George Mason University. Dr. Reiss is also the founder and CEO of SolidIntel, a company that uses generative AI to derisk supply chains.</itunes:subtitle>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Last month, as part of ALEC’s Women’s Leadership series, Brooklyn Roberts and I spoke with national security expert Dr. Meg Reiss about how states can defend themselves and the nation from People’s Republic of China (PRC) influence, interference, and infiltration. Dr. Reiss served as former US Senator Mitt Romney’s national security policy advisor and is a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, as well as a fellow at the National Security Institution at George Mason University. Dr. Reiss is also the founder and CEO of SolidIntel, a company that uses generative AI to derisk supply chains.</p><p>Special Guest: Dr. Megan Reiss.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://secure.anedot.com/alec/givetoacrossthestates">Support Across the States</a></p>]]>
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