NAVSEA stands up 'rapid action team' to apply new technology during COVID-19 crisis

By Mallory Shelbourne / April 16, 2020 at 5:11 PM
The Navy has established a "rapid action team" to help implement new technologies in shipyards and aboard ships in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Navy acquisition chief Hondo Geurts told reporters today that Naval Sea Systems Command stood up the team to increase the speed at which it analyzes and authorizes the use of new technology to ensure the service is complying with health guidelines. "We stood up a rapid action team at NAVSEA focused on speed lining any technology,...

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