Federal contractors have about six weeks to meet a provision in the 2019 Defense authorization bill that says they are not using any equipment from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE in their supply chains.
Defense businesses shouldn't expect any more help from Congress.
The leader of the House Armed Services Committee says he doesn't want to float any more funds to defense companies for coronavirus relief.
Congress gave the Defense Department $10.5 billion in the March stimulus package.
Committee Chairman Adam Smith says that money plus the $741 billion his panel is authorizing for the 2021 defense budget is enough for the Pentagon to work with.
The 20-21 senate defense appropriations bill gets rid of the CMO role.
The provision is based off of a Defense Business Board report that says the CMO has not met Congress' intent of driving lasting and meaningful business reforms throughout the military services and Defense agencies.
Defense businesses shouldn't expect any more help from Congress.
The leader of the House Armed Services Committee says he doesn't want to float any more funds to defense companies for coronavirus relief.
Congress gave the Defense Department $10.5 billion in the March stimulus package.
Committee Chairman Adam Smith says that money plus the $741 billion his panel is authorizing for the 2021 defense budget is enough for the Pentagon to work with.
The 20-21 senate defense appropriations bill gets rid of the CMO role.
The provision is based off of a Defense Business Board report that says the CMO has not met Congress' intent of driving lasting and meaningful business reforms throughout the military services and Defense agencies.
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