COVID-19
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COVID-19Energy Dept. HQ COVID-19 Cases at 10, With More Reported Recoveries
Two more people at the Department of Energy’s Forrestal Building headquarters in Washington, D.C., have tested positive for COVID-19, Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette said Friday. One employee has not […]
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COVID-19MDA Flight Tests Affected By Pandemic, SM-3 IIA ICBM Test Delayed
Most of the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) flight tests planned for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 will be affected by Defense Department measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 […]
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ArmyArmy Selects Two Companies’ Ventilator Designs For Rapid Development
The Army said Thursday it has selected two companies’ ventilator designs for development to assist with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic response, with plans to manufacture 10,000 ventilators over eight weeks. […]
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ArmyArmy Confident Pandemic Won’t Delay Initial Fielding Of New Weapon Systems To Units
Senior Army officials told reporters Thursday they do not expect the ongoing pandemic to delay initial fielding of any major modernization systems, with mitigation plans in place to make up […]
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SpaceFirst ‘Standalone’ Space Force Budget Coming in FY ‘22
The first budget crafted and developed by personnel assigned to the U.S. Space Force will be included in the fiscal year 2022 budget request, the service’s number-two officer said April […]
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ArmyArmy Delays Next IVAS Soldier Touchpoint To The Fall, Maintaining Late FY ‘21 Fielding Date
The Army has officially delayed the next soldier evaluation for its future augmented reality headset from this summer to October due to the ongoing pandemic, while maintaining a goal to […]
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Navy/USMCVirginia Lawmakers Push Navy To Accelerate LHA-9
Virginia’s congressional delegation wrote the Navy’s top acquisition official last week pushing the service to accelerate work on the LHA-9 amphibious assault ship and other measures to help shipyards during […]
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Air ForceSpace Acquisition Leaders Discussing Ways to Support Industry During COVID-19
The Defense Department’s space acquisition leaders are convening to establish ways to keep its defense industrial base in business during the COVID-19 pandemic. Members of the Space Acquisition Council are […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Maintaining Close Oversight Of Supply Chain Amid Pandemic
Supplier challenges stemming from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have already hit Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Aeronautics segment, particularly with regard to the F-35 fighter program, and the company is closely monitoring […]
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COVID-19DoE Nuke Agency Puts CARES Act Relief Language Into Prime Contracts
Not much sooner than Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette provided the guidance for doing so, the agency’s semi-autonomous nuclear-weapons agency added language to prime contracts enabling operators of nuclear weapons sites […]
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