Job layoffs and lost revenue are common symptoms of COVID-19 for defense-focused small business; recent surveys and qualitative evidence find contractors struggling over the past few months. However, small businesses working with the Defense Department are at least partially insulated from most dramatic economic effects of the coronavirus crisis.
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