Home Covid-19 Contracts COVID-19 NEWS: Defense Department Must Keep R&D On Track ContractsCovid-19LawNews COVID-19 NEWS: Defense Department Must Keep R&D On Track April 20, 2020 42 Prostock-studio | Shutterstock Share: Challenges presented by the global coronavirus are teaching the Pentagon ways to cut down on long acquisition timelines, according to a Navy official. Share: RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Agency Reform GAO Report – Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap, and Fragmentation and Achieve an Additional One Hundred Billion Dollars or More in Future Financial Benefits Compliance Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence Policies and Guidance Hegseth Announces Creation of “Deal Team Six” to Negotiate Defense Contracts