Defense Contractors Keep Most Plants Running Despite Outbreak
- As of Wednesday, 86 sites were closed out of 10,509 locations
- Boeing’s aircraft plant closings are one big exception
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The Pentagon’s contractors have largely avoided widespread closings or “major impacts” so far from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a running tally compiled by its contracts management office.