Welcome to today's Defense Business Briefing, your weekly roundup of the latest defense industry news.

Leidos CEO says company has managed to keep COVID-19 cases 'amazingly low'

Leidos has seen about 250 total coronavirus cases among its nearly 38,000 employees, according to the company's chief executive.

Cubic reorganizes defense business

Cubic said it is consolidating its defense business segments and reshaping its defense leadership.

AeroVironment says 70% to 80% of employees are working from home

AeroVironment's chief executive said the company is only seeing "small effects" from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Lockheed says it accelerated millions more in cash to suppliers in August

Lockheed Martin said it is continuing to accelerate cash to suppliers to help them cope with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

DOD clarifies information from contractors to comply with Huawei, ZTE ban

The Pentagon has issued a second interim rule on how contractors who want to do business with the federal government need to provide details on Huawei and ZTE equipment and services in their systems.

DOD cyber official looks ahead to expansion of intel sharing with contractors

The Defense Department's initiatives for sharing cyber threat intelligence with contractors are set for a major expansion under the fiscal year 2021 defense policy bill currently being negotiated by House and Senate lawmakers.

Maxar CTO says Vricon acquisition 'enables a whole range of use cases'

Maxar Technologies' chief technology officer said the company's new acquisition of Vricon will improve the company's three-dimensional view of the world.

Constellis names Hozik CFO

Constellis said it has named Richard Hozik chief financial officer.

The week ahead

Senior defense officials are slated to participate in several virtual events this week.

Defense Digital Service director advocates for 'reusability' of software

The director of the Defense Digital Service wants Pentagon organizations to reuse software rather than build bespoke solutions for the same capabilities.

Pentagon poised to sign no-cost contract with its CMMC accreditation body

The Defense Department is working on a no-cost contract with the independent authority that oversees the accreditation process for its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program.