Defense contractors’ costs resulting from the COVID-19 crisis are projected to be in the “lower end” of the “double-digit of billions of dollars,” according to Ellen Lord, Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, who testified before Congress on June 10, 2020.

Ms. Lord told the House Armed Services Committee that COVID-19–related costs facing the defense industrial base include paid leave costs as well as costs related to stop work orders, purchases of personal protective equipment, cleaning and sterilization, and scheduling delays.

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