COVID-19
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Business/Financial
Senate Republican Stimulus Proposal Would Help Aerospace Manufacturers
A stimulus package introduced by Senate Republicans last Thursday to help soften the blow from the burgeoning coronavirus pandemic includes loans and loan guarantees that would benefit the aerospace manufacturing […]
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Business/Financial
2020’s Largest Air Show Canceled Amid COVID-19 Spread
The biennial Farnborough International Air Show has officially been canceled for 2020 as the novel COVID-19 coronavirus spreads across the globe and has shut down most of Western Europe over […]
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Business/Financial
Avionics Builders Warn of Supply Chain Disruption and Other Fallout Due to COVID-19
While Boeing [BA] has requested a $60 billion lifeline from the federal government to cushion the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic and U.S. airlines through the Airlines for America trade […]
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Army
Army On COVID-19: No Current Impact On Awarding Contracts, Rescheduling Several Near-Term Efforts
The Army said Thursday it does not currently expect the coronavirus outbreak to have an impact on planned contract awards, while also identifying several rescheduled efforts, including delivery of Humvee […]
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Business/Financial
Contractors Need Federal Guidance For Telework, PSC Chief Berteau Says
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) needs to issue comprehensive guidance to government contracting officers authorizing them to allow federal contractors to telework on the contracts they […]
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Business/Financial
Northrop Grumman Warns Of Potential Business Impacts From Pandemic
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Thursday said it can’t currently predict the impact on its business from the COVID-19 pandemic but warned investors of potential increased borrowing costs and of potential […]
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COVID-19
Savannah River Nuke Site Ramps Up Emergency Response Team for COVID-19
The Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina is activating its Infectious Disease Response Team to help navigate the COVID-19 crisis, the nuclear weapons and nuclear cleanup site […]
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DoE Would Get $28 Million for Telework Aid in Second Emergency COVID-19 Bill
As part of a much larger spending request, the White House has requested $28 million in emergency 2020 funding to help the Department of Energy telework during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
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At Nuke Production Sites, Full Steam Ahead — With Precautions — Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
As the nuclear weapons laboratories begin, or continue, mass teleworking amid the COVID-19 pandemic, production sites with work already in the pipeline are still chugging along at about full staff […]
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Air Force
April’s Advanced Battle Management System Demo Delayed Until June
The Air Force’s second Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) demonstration has been postponed from April until June as part of the Defense Department’s response to the novel coronavirus, Chief of […]
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