COVID-19
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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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COVID-19DHS To Rapidly Test, Field New Products To Combat Virus
The Department of Homeland Security says it is using a streamlined acquisition mechanism to rapidly test, acquire and field new products that can be used to help fight the COVID-19 […]
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COVID-19NNSA Production Sites Hunker Down Amid COVID-19 Crisis; No Workforce-wide Testing
All but one of the main Department of Energy nuclear weapons production sites have now hunkered down into minimum mission-critical operations because of COVID-19, keeping only the personnel needed to […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Further Accelerating Supplier Payments
Continuing its efforts to maintain a healthy supply chain, for the third week in a row Lockheed Martin [LMT] has accelerated payments to its subcontractor base to help it cope […]
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BudgetPentagon Adjusts FY ‘22 Budget Reviews To Allow More Personnel To Work From Home During Pandemic
The Pentagon has adjusted its upcoming budget review process to allow personnel to more easily work from home during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, requiring services to only submit details on […]
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COVID-19Intelligence Community Can Delay Acquisition, Development Efforts During Crisis, ODNI Says
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has reduced its staffing for acquisitions and is encouraging other agencies in the intelligence community to do the same to help […]
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COVID-19Energy Dept. HQ Employee Dies of COVID-19
A employee at Department of Energy headquarters in Washington, D.C., has died from COVID-19, Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette said Tuesday. News of the he death, the first confirmed COVID-19 […]
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COVID-19Modly Replaced As Navy Secretary By The Army Undersecretary, Geurts Is Now Top Navy Civilian
Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly resigned on April 7 after heavy criticism over his removal of the commander of an aircraft carrier dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak and […]
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COVID-19Cyber Hackers And Criminals Exploiting Pandemic, U.S., U.K. Agencies Warn
Advanced persistent threat groups and cyber criminals are increasingly exploiting the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, targeting individuals and organizations of all sizes seeking to steal credentials and deploy ransomware and other […]
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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 […]