FEMA chief says Defense Production Act will be used for coronavirus test kits

The Trump administration will formally trigger the Defense Production Act (DPA) Tuesday to secure coronavirus testing kits, the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said.

“We’re actually going to use the DPA for the first time today. There’s some test kits we need to get our hands on,” FEMA administrator Peter Gaynor told CNN in an interview.

Gaynor said they will use the act to acquire “about 60,000 test kits.” Continue reading.