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Defense Contracting
May 2020
Ethics Corner: Ethical Landmines Rife During COVID-19 Crisis
By Scott F. Roybal and Laura AlexanderCOVID-19 took the world by surprise and continues to spread across the globe. The federal government and a number of hard-hit states were caught off guard, and soon learned that their inventories of personal protective equipment and other life-saving devices such as test kits and ventilators were insufficient to keep pace with the pandemic. -
Defense Department
May 2020
NDIA Policy Points: Protectionism Won’t Bolster Supply Chains
By Christopher SmithThe COVID-19 crisis continues to teach Americans a bitter lesson about the fragility of their nation’s industrial supply chains. -
Defense Department
May 2020
Defense Budgets Could Fall Victim to COVID-19
By Jon HarperThe coronavirus pandemic, which has already exacted a staggering human and economic toll, may soon take a bite out of Pentagon spending. -
Defense Department
May 2020
Commentary: Apply Advanced Technologies to Fight Pandemics
By Diane DiEuliis , Peter Emanuel , James Giordano and Alexander TitusA common expression heard in the military is, “we are always fighting the last war.” In the face of global response to the COVID-19 crisis, the “last war” was the influenza pandemic of 1918. -
Cyber
May 2020
VSOFIC NEWS: New CMMC Rules for Defense Contractors to Come in November
By Connie LeeDefense contractors should expect to see new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification version 1.0 requirements in November requests for proposals, Katie Arrington, chief information security officer at the office of the undersecretary of defense acquisition, said May 11. -
Defense Department
May 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic Delaying Some Defense Programs
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to rattle the nation, the Pentagon and defense industrial base are navigating program disruptions, financial impacts and supply chain issues. -
Defense Department
May 2020
DPA Rated Contracts Have Some Caveats
By Frederic M. Levy , Jennifer Plitsch and Carl WiersumThe Defense Production Act allows the executive branch to apply a priority rating to its contracts, which would require them to be prioritized over any competing obligations, including prior commercial commitments. Contractors should be aware of how the legislation may apply to them. -
Air Power
May 2020
COVID-19 NEWS: Virus Causing Inefficiencies in Rotorcraft Industry
While many factories in the helicopter industry have reopened following COVID-19 related closures, Army officials are monitoring them for potential inefficiencies. -
Defense Department
May 2020
Bring Back the Rapid Innovation Fund
By Chip LaingenDuring the sudden procurement crisis of World War II, when the War Department wanted a general purpose, light truck for the battlefield, Bantam fielded a prototype vehicle in 49 days. Nearly 80 years later, that innovation is now “Jeep,” one of the most ubiquitous brands in history. -
Defense Department
May 2020
JUST IN: Esper Worried COVID-19 Response Will Constrain Defense Budgets
The Department of Defense is concerned the trillions of dollars allocated as part of a number of COVID-19 relief stimulus packages will negatively affect the topline of future defense budgets, the head of the department said May 4.
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