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Pfizer has entered into an agreement with the departments of Health and Human Services and Defense to provide 100M more doses of the messenger RNA-based COVID-19 vaccine that the company developed with pharmaceutical firm BioNTech.

Merck (NYSE: MRK) has reached a $356M deal with the departments of Defense and Health and Human Services to further develop and seek regulatory approval MK-7110, the biopharmaceutical firm's investigational drug for hospitalized COVID-19 patients.

A spending package that includes $900B in COVID-19 relief funds is now headed to the White House for President Donald Trump’s signature after the Senate passed the bill in a 92-6 vote late Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The Senate’s decision came hours after the House voted 359-53 to approve the relief measure and a $1.4T spending bill that would fund government operations through the end of September.

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has booked a pair of task orders worth $104.5M combined to help the Department of Defense deploy the MHS Genesis electronic health record system to military bases across the U.S., FedHealth IT reported Monday. The task orders fall under the 10-year, $4.3B Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization contract won by a team comprised of Leidos, Cerner (Nasdaq: CERN) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) in July 2015.

General Electric (NYSE: GE) will manufacture 48 F414-GE-400 turbofan engines and associated devices for the U.S. Navy's F/A-18 Super Hornet production units after the service branch exercised a contract option valued at $220M.

The Department of Commerce has named 103 Russian and Chinese companies to the new military end user list to inform exporters that a license will be required to export, transfer or reexport designated products to listed entities.

During Potomac Officers Club’s 7th Annual Defense Research and Development (R&D) Summit, notable federal and industry leaders will meet to discuss the latest priorities across the R&D landscape. Featuring Dr. Derek Tournear, director of the Space Development Agency (SDA), as keynote speaker, the summit will address advancements and challenges within the development and delivery of innovative solutions. 

An industry team led by Bechtel will continue to help the U.S. Air Force maintain flight simulation test facilities at Arnold AF Base in Tennessee under a $108.3M contract modification. National Aerospace Solutions will support capital improvement, operations and technology development at the Arnold Engineering Development Complex in Tennessee, the Department of Defense said Monday.

GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks has published his latest article as a member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program on Tuesday. In his latest piece, Chuck Brooks discussed the most recent cyber breaches that have impacted federal agencies and the dire need to prevent future breaches and potential consequences of not prioritizing cybersecurity in 2021.

Five companies have won spots on a potential $151M indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to help Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command manage information technology operations. NAVFAC received 28 proposals for the IDIQ via the FedBizOpps website and the Navy Electronic Commerce Online portal.