Thank you for the question. It's not an easy one, indeed.
Like many things in organizations, it all starts with a strategy. Without a strategy, you can't have any plans. Things end up being a little more piecemeal and ad hoc without them. I certainly don't have a recommendation here today on what the components of that strategy should be. It's probably beyond the scope of this discussion, but a strategy needs to be developed.
There are experts in this field, both in government and in industry, who need to come together to start building a strategy. Once the strategy is in place, projects can be evaluated in concurrence with that strategy. If it aligns, that's great. If it doesn't align, additional work might need to be done to evaluate the legitimacy of a project.
A strategy is definitely needed. That was borne out during the supply chain challenges of the last couple of years.