Pentagon takes key role on medical supply shortfalls, but timing remains in question

By Justin Doubleday / March 30, 2020 at 1:32 PM
The Pentagon has taken on a key role aiding civilian agencies working to shore up key medical supply shortfalls amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, but it's unclear whether the timing of those actions will move fast enough to help mitigate the rapidly spreading virus in the coming weeks. The $2 trillion emergency spending bill signed into law last week includes $1 billion for the Defense Department to spend on Defense Production Act purchases "to increase access to materials necessary for...

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