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Scott Rice, director of the Air National Guard<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump may delegate the authority to keep those individuals in place to his defense secretary, Mark Esper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, the Senate bill would waive restrictions on undefinitized contracts related to the COVID-19 outbreak, as well as remove limits on other transaction authority contracts related to the virus; both are attempts to give greater flexibility to the Defense Department in dealing with the crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/03\/25\/latest-emergency-coronavirus-funding-package-includes-tens-of-billions-for-defense-va\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6148418.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Latest emergency coronavirus funding package includes tens of billions for defense, VA<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The $2 trillion plan also includes expanded unemployment benefits and big loans for American industries.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, the Pentagon is set to receive $10.5 billion in emergency funds as part of the Senate bill, which is expected to be supported by the House as well. 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