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Intelligence Community Can Delay Acquisition, Development Efforts During Crisis, ODNI Says

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, April 9th, 2020

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Intelligence Community Can Delay Acquisition, Development Efforts During Crisis, ODNI Says

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has reduced its staffing for acquisitions and is encouraging other agencies in the intelligence community to do the same to help battle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Guidance issued by the ODNI last week cites the recent health and economic stimulus package allowing the government contract personnel to stay home and be in a “ready state” during the pandemic, adding the office “strongly encourages” agencies to take advantage of this flexibility. “ODNI…

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