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DoD OIG Evaluating Navy’s Response To COVID-19 On Ships

Monday, May 11th, 2020

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DoD OIG Evaluating Navy’s Response To COVID-19 On Ships

Seal of the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General (DoD OIG)

The Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General (DoD OIG) said Monday it is starting an evaluation of the Navy’s response to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic on ships and submarines. A May 11 OIG memo said that starting this month this evaluation has to objective “to determine whether the Navy has implemented policies and procedures to prevent and mitigate the spread of infectious diseases, such as coronavirus-disease-2019 (COVID-19), on ships and submarines.” The office will also examine…

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