
The Navy’s top acquisition official today said the COVID-19 pandemic could still temporarily close a shipyard and that is partially why the service is requesting billions from Congress to mitigate pandemic impacts. While speaking to reporters during a phone press roundtable Wednesday, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition James Geurts elaborated on a Pentagon memo asking Congress to fund $4.7 billion for the Navy within an $11 billion Defense Department request to mitigate unforeseen pandemic-related expenses.…