As the federal government focuses on securing reliable supplies of critical minerals, stockpiling has emerged as a key policy tool, alongside direct investments in private enterprises and expanded funding programs for industry.  The National Defense Stockpile (“NDS”) currently serves as the federal strategic reserve of materials needed for national defense, including critical minerals, and the growing policy attention has prompted new proposals and initiatives for upgraded federal stockpiling capabilities.  This blog post reviews the NDS and its activities last year and offers an outlook for critical minerals stockpiling in the year ahead.  Continue Reading Federal Push for Critical Minerals Stockpiling: 2025 in Review and Outlook for 2026