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Operational to deliver key Defence and National Security outputs, says DECA
Mar 30, 2020
The Defence Electronics and Components Agency (DECA) has released a statement to say they will remain operational throughout the COVID-19 emergency to deliver key Defence and National Security outputs, support overseas operations, and MOD contingency plans held at readiness to provide Military Assistance to the Civil Authorities.
They posted on the Gov.uk site, “Our Business Continuity planning is based on our ability to support those tasks which are critical to Defence and National Security interests in these challenging times, with DECA seeking urgent assistance from our customers to determine which of their products fall into these categories.
“We are currently contacting our customers to establish which tasks are critical so that we can plan and resource accordingly while at the same time complying with Government advice on home working for those non-critical activities or where people can operate remotely.”
They said they also appreciate that, as the on-going situation continues to develop, critical tasks will emerge and priorities will change and we will keep our customers updated to reflect this.
DECA are a trusted MOD and industry partner with a highly professional team that aims to provide benchmark support services as the principal in-house government organisation dedicated to maintenance, repair, overhaul, upgrade, procurement and managed service provision in the defence avionics, electronics and components field.
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