Tim Cannella requested that the following guidance from NASA LaRC Center Director Clayton Turner be shared with LaRC Contractors Steering Council members.

Dear Langley Team,

NASA leadership continues to make the health and safety of the NASA Langley family a top priority. Due to the rising number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the local area, and to comply with all local and federal guidelines, NASA Langley is moving into Stage 4 of our agency coronavirus response framework effective at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 8. This effort has been put in place to help slow the transmission of COVID-19 and protect employees and the community.

Mandatory telework is in effect for ALL personnel until further notice, with the exception of limited personnel required to maintain the safety and security of the center. All previously approved exceptions for onsite work are rescinded and new approvals will be required in order to gain access to the center.

The center will be closed for all operations. NASA employees and contractor teams will complete an orderly shutdown that ensures all activities are in safe condition until work can resume. Once this is complete, the only personnel allowed onsite will be limited to those needed to protect life and critical infrastructure.

The suspension of travel continues. The status of the center will be updated regularly and communicated to all employees. Please stay in close contact with your supervisor.
For all other NASA Langley tenants and employees, access to the facility will be restricted to personnel required to protect life and critical infrastructure only, as defined in NASA’s response framework.

Contractors: Since each contract is unique, contractor employees should seek guidance from their employing company supervisor.

Students: Interns and other research or fellowship students should contact their NASA Langley Education Program point of contact for guidance as needed.

Many resources are available including NASA People, Coronavirus.gov, and LaRC SOS. And again, I urge you to stay in contact with your supervisor.

We are all in this together – please continue to take care of yourself and your families. Your health and the health of those around you are of the utmost importance.

Clayton Turner
Director, Langley Research Center

NASA Response Framework (Rev. 3/16/2020)

President’s Coronavirus Guidelines for America: 15 Days to Slow the Spread

NASA People Website Coronavirus Information Page

Coronavirus.gov

LaRC SOS Website Coronavirus Information and Center Status Page

Rob Betts requested that the following SBA bulletin be shared with LaRC Contractors Steering Council members.

Following President Trump’s signing of the historic Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza and Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin today announced that the SBA and Treasury Department have initiated a robust mobilization effort of banks and other lending institutions to provide small businesses with the capital they need.

The CARES Act establishes a new $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program. The Program will provide much-needed relief to millions of small businesses so they can sustain their businesses and keep their workers employed.

“This unprecedented public-private partnership is going to assist small businesses with accessing capital quickly. Our goal is to position lenders as the single point-of-contact for small businesses – the application, loan processing, and disbursement of funds will all be administered at the community level,” said Administrator Carranza. “Speed is the operative word; applications for the emergency capital can begin as early as this week, with lenders using their own systems and processes to make these loans. We remain committed to supporting our nation’s more than 30 million small businesses and their employees, so that they can continue to be the fuel for our nation’s economic engine.”
“This legislation provides small business job retention loans to provide eight weeks of payroll and certain overhead to keep workers employed,” said Secretary Mnuchin. “Treasury and the Small Business Administration expect to have this program up and running by April 3rd so that businesses can go to a participating SBA 7(a) lender, bank, or credit union, apply for a loan, and be approved on the same day.  The loans will be forgiven as long as the funds are used to keep employees on the payroll and for certain other expenses.”

The new loan program will help small businesses with their payroll and other business operating expenses. It will provide critical capital to businesses without collateral requirements, personal guarantees, or SBA fees – all with a 100% guarantee from SBA. All loan payments will be deferred for six months. Most importantly, the SBA will forgive the portion of the loan proceeds that are used to cover the first eight weeks of payroll costs, rent, utilities, and mortgage interest.

The Paycheck Protection Program is specifically designed to help small businesses keep their workforce employed. Visit https://SBA.gov/Coronavirus for more information on the Paycheck Protection Program.

Read the full SBA press release