COVID-19
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COVID-19HII Shipyards Stay Open Amid First Two COVID-19 Cases
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] has stayed open amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with officials arguing they are taking precautions as its first two employees are confirmed to have the virus. A […]
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COVID-19Bath Iron Works Says No Impact From COVID-19 Amid First Case, Unions Push For Paid Time Off
General Dynamics [GD] Bath Iron Works (BIW) said it has not seen any production work impact from the COVID-19 pandemic yet and is staying open for business amid its first […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyRoper: Impacts of Coronavirus on Acquisition Evolving ‘Daily’
Defense acquisition is in “uncharted territory” as the world reacts to the COVID-19 coronavirus, and yet little disruption entered Air Force acquisition programs due to innovative efforts to work around […]
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COVID-19Esper: Pentagon To Act As ‘Gapfiller’ For Cities Hit Hardest By COVID-19, Readying Assistance For New York, Seattle
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Monday he has received requests from several governors seeking military assistance in their response to managing the coronavirus outbreak, with the Pentagon readying to send […]
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COVID-19DoE Nuke Site Has Positive COVID-19 Case; Agency Tracking Disease-related Expenses; Mo. Weapons Factory Exempted From Lockdown
The Savannah River Site will shift to minimum mission essential operations after an employee at the DoE nuclear weapons and cleanup site tested positive for COVID-19, the agency said Monday. […]
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Air ForceAir Force SpeedDealer Radar Solicitation Deadline Extended Due to COVID-19
The Air Force has pushed back the deadline for industry to submit bids for its new ground-based radar system by two weeks to accommodate work restrictions caused by the COVID-19 […]
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Business/FinancialDoD Boosts Progress Payment Rates To Industry; Boeing To Pause Puget Sound Operations
The Defense Department on Sunday said that senior procurement officials are taking steps to maintain the health of the defense industrial base (DIB) amid the coronavirus pandemic, including increasing the […]
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COVID-19Memo: Defense Contractors Urged by Pentagon to Stay on the Job Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The defense industrial base is considered part of the United States’ critical infrastructure by the Department of Homeland Security, and as such has a “special responsibility” to maintain normal work […]
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ArmyArmy Details Coronavirus Response Effort, Have 45 Confirmed Cases
Army leadership on Friday detailed the service’s response to the coronavirus outbreak including working with industry to maintain production lines and assist with manufacturing medical equipment and mobilizing its Corps […]
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COVID-19Maine Delegation Worries About COVID-19 At Bath Iron Works
This week Maine’s congressional delegation wrote to the Pentagon leadership urging them to help protect shipyard employee health amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter from Senators Susan Collins (R) […]