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Defense officials have warned they cannot absorb the costs without jeopardizing modernization and readiness accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the Washington trade groups that signed the letter: the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, Center for Procurement Advocacy, Associated General Contractors of America, Computing Technology Industry Association, Intelligence and National Security Alliance, Professional Services Council and U.S. Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pandemic has created weapons program <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2020\/04\/21\/f-35-deliveries-could-slow-down-as-covid-19-jolts-lockheeds-supply-chain\/\">slowdowns<\/a>, temporary factory <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2020\/06\/22\/nearly-all-defense-companies-have-reopened-from-covid-19\/\">closures<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2020\/03\/27\/small-defense-businesses-seeing-cash-issues-during-coronavirus-outbreak-survey\/\">cash flow problems<\/a>, particularly for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/2020\/04\/24\/covid-cash-crunch-still-hurting-small-defense-firms\/\">smaller firms<\/a>. The Pentagon was been working in close communication to respond to the problems, largely by making billions of dollars in advance payments to contractors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because the federal government has only in recent weeks released guidance for the 3610 reimbursements, and Congress has not appropriated for them, companies have held back filing applications, according to NDIA\u2019s director of legislative policy, Kea Matory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOnce that expiration has transpired, if you have to have a closure, you have to eat that cost, which will further damage companies already struggling to survive with all the impacts of COVID,\u201d Matory said. \u201cCompanies need this money and they need the extension.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trade groups are urging lawmakers to extend the window for reimbursing government contractor costs for COVID-19 connected disruptions and cost increases, set 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