
The Pentagon’s top acquisition official said Tuesday it may take up to six months to reimburse the defense industrial base’s billions in COVID-related claims, if the department receives appropriated funds to cover such costs. Ellen Lord, the under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, told attendees during a virtual Defense News conference that DoD would plan on assessing all of industry’s claims at once, with an expectation it would take two to three months to collect full data on…