‘SUFFICIENT INVENTORY ON HAND’: As Colonial Pipeline works to recover from a ransomware attack that forced the shutdown of its Texas to New Jersey pipeline that supplies 45% of fuel to the East Coast, the Pentagon says at least in the short term it is unaffected.

“The Defense Logistics Agency is monitoring inventory levels, and we’re awaiting updates from Colonial Pipeline,” said spokesman John Kirby at yesterday’s Pentagon briefing. “There’s sufficient inventory on hand for downstream customers. So there is no immediate mission impact.”

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