The MIBTF is a 501(c)(6) non-profit corporation established to is to educate key individuals and groups within the United States Government as to the status of the U.S. munitions industry and to recommend actions, when necessary, to ensure a capable and resilient munitions industrial base. Accordingly, membership in the Task Force is limited to U.S. companies having production facilities in the United States.
The MIBTF accomplishes its yearly objectives thru:
- Board of Directors (BoD): The BoD is comprised of member company Presidents or senior Executives and meets once or twice each year. Provides oversight direction to the Task Force.
- Executive Board of Directors (EBoD): The EBoD is comprised of four member company Presidents who are elected by the full Board. The EBoD meets monthly but not in months when a full Board meeting is scheduled. The EBoD provides strategic direction to Task Force efforts.
- Government Engagement Committee (GEC): Comprised company representatives who focus on Congressional Relations, Business Operations, and International Sales. The GEC meets monthly to provide input to Task Force efforts in the National Capitol area, help develop and execute Congressional Strategy, and identify issues in the international sales process, identify remedies, and assist in issue resolution.
- Task Force Staff and Consultants: The Task Force Executive Director and Administrative Assistant are the only full-time staff. We have two consultants and a corporate counsel; this will vary according to the objectives decided upon by the Board of Directors.
Task Force members may participate in each of these except the Executive Board of Directors since that is an elected position. All members receive all information obtained and compiled by the Task Force as well as participate in the formulation of its strategies and objectives.
A key point regarding our overall activities is that the Task Force, as an entity, does not advocate any issue on behalf of a company but rather on behalf of the overall base. However, we provide information that can benefit company parochial activities. Further, where the Task Force and company interests coincide, we will also advocate an issue. We are comprised of intense competitors who have created a legal forum for focusing their individual resources on common problems that threaten their existence. In the process we have become a credible voice for our industry both in DoD and the Congress.