Overview: The Department of Defense and COVID-19

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) is one of many U.S. government agencies participating in the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-led COVID-19 national response framework. As developments unfold, interest has grown regarding what DOD might be able to contribute to the U.S. governments COVID-19 response. On March 24, 2020, Secretary of Defense Esper stated that DODs top COVID-19 priorities are protecting the Defense Departments people, maintaining military readiness, and supporting the whole-of-government interagency response. With respect to whole-of-government response, below is a non-exhaustive survey of some DOD capabilities that might be applied to the current situation if directed to do so.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 2020
Accession Number
AD1099586

Entities

People

  • Kathleen J. McInnis

Organizations

  • Congressional Research Service

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Covid-19
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • National Security
  • Public Health
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Northern Command

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.