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So we\u2019re looking at schedule delays and inefficiencies and so forth. That isn\u2019t a particular program, that\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2017\/12\/11\/policy-shift-dod-is-pushing-major-program-management-back-to-the-military\/\" target=\"_blank\">MDAPs in general<\/a>,\u201d Ellen Lord, the Pentagon\u2019s top acquisition official, told reporters Monday. \u201cAnd we are just now looking at key milestones that might be impacted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord declined to identify specific programs that are starting to struggle, but said: \u201cParticularly, we see a slowdown in the shipyards, to an extent. Aviation is actually the most highly impacted sector we have right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to shipbuilding and aviation, Lord expressed concern over the small space launch sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/coronavirus\/2020\/04\/08\/the-pentagons-supply-chain-faces-an-economy-under-siege\/\" 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=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ap17004853998404.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\">The Pentagon\u2019s supply chain faces an economy under siege<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">It&#039;s survival of the funded, as defense contractors up and down the Defense Department&#039;s supply chain battle to stay afloat.<\/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\">Delays are largely the result of closures, temporary or otherwise, up and down the supply chain, from small firms to defense giants. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2020\/04\/13\/boeing-to-reopen-the-kc-46-and-p-8-production-lines\/\" target=\"_blank\">Boeing recently shut down production lines<\/a> for weeks at a time, while 106 prime contractors have closed since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, with 68 having reopened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For vendor-based companies, 427 have closed, with 147 having closed and then reopened, Lord said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2020\/03\/20\/how-coronavirus-could-impact-the-defense-supply-chain\/\" target=_blank>international supply chain<\/a> is experiencing negative effects of the pandemic, particularly in Mexico where a number of U.S. aerospace companies have outsourced work in recent years, as well as India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord said she is writing to Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard to look for help in reopening local factories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, the Pentagon received $1 billion. Of that, $750 million is earmarked for procuring medical supplies, while $250 million is earmarked for the department to use to help keep critical suppliers in business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord said that latter funding will go toward a number of priorities, including \u201cmachine tools and industrial controls, aircraft supply chain illumination, chem-bio, directed energy, radar, munitions and missiles, space, shipbuilding, soldier systems, and ground systems.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under Section 3610 of the coronavirus relief act, the Pentagon has the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/coronavirus\/2020\/04\/09\/newest-dod-industry-guidance-clarifies-repayments-makes-prototyping-easier\/\" target=\"_blank\">ability to reimburse industry<\/a> for payments to employees, should they be prevented from working due to facility closures or other restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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