# HHSOIG - A-04-20-02028 - 24-A-04-003.01
> **Open** recommendation · 2023-10-16
**Report:** The Strategic National Stockpile Was Not Positioned To Respond Effectively to the COVID-19 Pandemic ([detail](https://api.ai-analytics.org/ig-report/39424))
**OIG report number:** A-04-20-02028
**Recommendation number:** 24-A-04-003.01
## Text
We recommend that ASPR mitigate the risk presented by relying on foreign supply chains and JIT inventory strategies when determining annual Stockpile purchases.
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