Amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the Department of Defense is holding daily conference calls with contractor trade groups to gauge the ongoing effects the pandemic is having on the defense industrial base.
Ellen Lord, Defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, tapped several contracting groups — including Aerospace Industries Association, Professional Services Council, the National Defense Industrial Association, the National Association of Manufacturers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — to conduct daily calls “to ensure the security, reliability and resilience of our defense industrial base and our collective effort to execute the National Defense Strategy,” according to a statement from NDIA.
Little is known about the daily calls overseen by Jennifer Santos, deputy assistant secretary of defense for industrial policy, but the defense stakeholders have largely applauded the DOD’s efforts to coordinate the defense contracting community amid the pandemic.
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