COVID-19
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Space
Space Force Launches Final Advanced EHF Payload and First Ever NATSEC Mission
The Space Force successfully launched the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) payload March 26, as the final satellite in the protected satellite communications constellation and the first national security […]
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Budget
Senate Passes $2.2 Trillion COVID-19 Bill, Includes Billions for DoD and Defense Industry
The Senate unanimously passed a bill March 25 that would provide over $2 trillion in new resources to combat the health and economic impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, […]
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COVID-19
Geurts Says Navy Accelerating Contract Awards To Help Industry During COVID-19
The Navy’s top acquisition official said he is pushing to accelerate contract awards to help industry respond to and prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic. Assistant Secretary of the Navy for […]
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Business/Financial
DoD Using ‘Heat Map’ To Monitor Supply Chain; Creates Portal To Assess Industry Health
The Defense Department has created a new tool to keep tabs on the health of the defense industry supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic and has established a portal to […]
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COVID-19
Navy Confirms LSE Postponed Due To COVID-19; No Decision On RIMPAC
Navy leaders Tuesday confirmed Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2020 has been postponed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and they are still considering if other events like RIMPAC will […]
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Budget
SASC Transitions to ‘Paper Hearings’ During Coronavirus Pandemic
The Senate Armed Services Committee’s future hearings will consist of written responses submitted to the committee within one week of the hearing date as lawmakers work to adhere to government […]
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Business/Financial
No Major Impacts To Industry Workforce From Pandemic So Far, Lord Says
So far amid the ongoing pandemic the “vast majority” of the defense industrial base is still on the job, Pentagon Acquisition Chief Ellen Lord said on Wednesday. Lord couldn’t quantify […]
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Business/Financial
Rocket Lab Pauses Launch Prep for NASA, NRO-Packed Missions Due to COVID-19
Rocket Lab has temporarily ceased preparations for its upcoming launch previously scheduled for the end of this month to protect its team from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the company said […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Anticipating COVID-19 Will Impact Shipyards But No Effects Yet
Top Navy officials on Tuesday noted while they have not seen any shipyard delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic they are expecting and planning for future issues. When asked during […]
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COVID-19
Worker at DoE Nuke Production Site Has COVID-19
COVID-19 has hit the nuclear weapons production complex, with one employee at the Y-12 National Security Campus testing positive for the disease, a spokesperson for site’s management and operations contract […]
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