COVID-19
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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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BudgetHASC 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 […]
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COVID-19Daily Testing, Protective Equipment, Needed for Essential Workers, House Armed Services Chair Says
Essential workers, including those at Department of Energy nuclear-weapon plants that have not paused operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic, should be able to get tested for the virus daily, and […]
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COVID-19Navy Finishing CVN-70 Maintenance Period Amid Pandemic
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) left dry dock this week as the Navy is finishing a maintenance period in Bremerton, Wash., while also altering work schedules amid […]
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Business/FinancialGoldfein: Extension of COVID-19 Travel Hold Could Go Through July
U.S. military members should expect an updated decision about stop-movement orders related to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic from the Pentagon within the next couple of weeks, Air Force Chief of […]
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ArmyArmy Completing Network CAPSET 21 Design Review By End Of April, Awarding Contracts Shortly After
The Army is aiming to complete the critical design review to inform procurement decisions for its first tactical network modernization capability drop (CAPSET 21) by the end of April with […]
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ArmyArmy Pauses Sending New Recruits To Basic Training Due To Pandemic
The Army has paused sending new recruits to basic training for at least two weeks as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, officials told reporters Monday. Gen. Paul Funk, […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Extends Suspension Of Puget Sound Production Operations Indefinitely
Boeing [BA] on Sunday said it would extend until further notice a temporary suspension of its production operations in the Puget Sound region of Washington State due to continuing challenges […]
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Business/FinancialNDIA Announces Annual SOFIC Conference Will Be Virtual
The National Defense Industrial Association’s annual Special Operations Forces Industry Conference will be held in May as scheduled, but over the internet rather than its traditional locale of Tampa, Florida. […]