Critical Manufacturing Sector Coordinating Council (CMSCC) Established

Quoting a DHS news release:

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today formally recognized the creation of the new Critical Manufacturing Sector Coordinating Council (CMSCC).The CMSCC includes companies such as automakers, heavy equipment manufacturers and steel producers.

Another name could have been "Heavy Manufacturing" because of the types of industries they represent. These legacy types of big businesses still employ many people and are vital to our nation's economy.

Do these types of councils work? Since I'm not in the know--I can only guess. The important thing would be for the participants to provide input back to DHS and also to coordinate with one another. It that happens, then these councils can provide a good resource.