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Vivienne Machi
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COVID-19DoD Travel Restriction to Be Extended, Pentagon to Conduct Post-COVID-19 Review
The Defense Department plans to “modify and extend” the current stop-movement order that restricts U.S. military personnel from traveling, with a new expiration date to be announced in the next […]
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COVID-19Congress to Remain on Recess Through Early May
Both chambers of Congress will remain on recess later than scheduled, returning no earlier than May 4, lawmakers said April 14. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced the […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Reopens Washington State Facilities with Extra COVID-19 Precautions
Boeing [BA] has resumed limited operations at its Puget Sound-area facilities with a focus on defense programs, with new procedures in place to combat the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. […]
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Business/FinancialDoD to Continue Payments to Contractors Off Work Due to COVID-19
The Pentagon’s Defense Pricing and Contracting (DPC) office is allowing payments to continue for contractors whose facilities have been shuttered or who have otherwise been unable to work since Jan. […]
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Business/FinancialGeneral Atomics to Open Spacecraft Development, Test Factory in Colorado
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) said April 9 it opened a new spacecraft development, integration and test factory outside of Denver. The new facility includes over 33,000 square feet, with […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAir Force’s Bomber Fleet Could Get Larger, More Lethal, Global Strike Command Leader Says
Air Force Global Strike Command is looking to boost its number of bomber aircraft through 2040 and incorporate a number of new weapon systems on the fleet, even as dozens […]
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Business/FinancialHASC Chairman Calls for More Defense Contractor Aid in Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package
As Congress anticipates passing another economic stimulus package to protect U.S. workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) would be interested in provisions that […]
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Business/FinancialSpace Force Delays Next GPS III Launch in Response to COVID-19
The third GPS III satellite launch will take place in late June at the earliest, two months later than scheduled, to minimize the potential of COVID-19 exposure to personnel, the […]
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Air ForceAir Force: Robins AFB Contractor Is Service’s First COVID-19 Death
A contractor working on Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, has passed away from suspected medical complications related to the COVID-19 coronavirus, the Air Force said April 6. The contractor was […]
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Budget
HASC Chair: Committee Moving Forward with NDAA, Bill Passage Not Likely Before FY ‘21
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will continue to work on building its version of the fiscal year 2021 defense authorization bill throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but a final bill […]