U.S. veterans hospitals have only about a 30-day supply of personal protective equipment at the ready for staff use should a second wave of COVID-19 strike the nation, a VA official told a Senate committee this week. Dr. Richard Stone, executive in charge of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testified that the agency operates […]
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U.S. senators demand investigation of Trump COVID-19 supply chain effort
Three U.S. senators today demanded an investigation into Project Air Bridge, a Trump administration supply chain management project to import personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dubbing the project “opaque,” U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) also released new documents and information from […]
Senate Dems propose federalizing medical supply chain
Senate Democrats today introduced a bill that would put control of the nation’s medical supply chain in the hands of the federal government, using its expertise in military production and distribution to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The Medical Supply Delivery and Transparency Act would require the secretary of defense to appoint a civilian with experience […]