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The Senate approved a $2,000,000,000,000 emergency relief package that includes $10,500,000,000 for the Department of Defense.
The $10,500,000,000 allocated for the Department of Defense includes $713,600,000 for medical supplies and physical protection equipment on installations and ships.
The $10,500,000,000 allocated for the Department of Defense includes $1,450,000,000 to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on production lines, supply chains, military depots, and labs.
The $10,500,000,000 allocated for the Department of Defense includes $627,800,000 for the procurement of pharmaceuticals and physical protection equipment.
Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord signed a DoD memo declaring defense suppliers critical infrastructure in March 2020.
The $10,500,000,000 allocated for the Department of Defense includes $1,000,000,000 for the Defense Production Act to increase access to materials necessary for national security and pandemic recovery.
The $10,500,000,000 allocated for the Department of Defense includes $1,100,000,000 to cover shortfalls in defense private sector care.
The CARES Act summary allocates $2,400,000,000 to help blunt the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Department of Defense suppliers.
The $10,500,000,000 allocated for the Department of Defense includes $1,500,000,000 for emergency deployments of the National Guard.
A 90 percent progress payment rate means the Department of Defense will reimburse $900,000 if $1,000,000 in expenses are submitted on a program.
The Pentagon ordered contracting officers to increase progress payments to suppliers during the COVID-19 national emergency.
Kim Herrington, acting principal director for defense pricing and contracting, issued a 2020-03-20 memo increasing DoD progress payment rates from 80 percent to 90 percent for large companies and to 95 percent for small businesses.
Virgin Orbit's work developing and operating its flexible, responsive space launch system for customers including NASA and the U.S. Department of Defense has been deemed an essential service and exempted from many 'Safer at Home' restrictions.
Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord issued a 2020-03-20 memo requiring Defense Department contractors in aerospace, manufacturing, and intelligence to continue working during the coronavirus emergency.
One SpEC OTA objective is to improve the timeline from solicitation to award for Department of Defense prototypes.
The Department of Defense made available up to 5 million N-95 respirator masks and other personal protective equipment from its strategic reserves to the Department of Health and Human Services, with the first 1 million masks available immediately.
The Department of Defense offered the Department of Health and Human Services up to 2,000 deployable ventilators.
The office of the assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration is working with the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency on a separate report due to Congress in September 2020 explaining how multiple organizations that currently oversee missile-warning satellite programs plan to synchronize efforts.
Effective 2020-03-16, all public tours of the Pentagon are canceled and all unofficial visits and ceremonies at the Pentagon are suspended.
Effective 2020-03-16, access to Pentagon facilities will be restricted and offices in the building will operate on minimum manning to help contain the spread of the coronavirus.