>>8477734 Continuity of Government LB notable
Wonder if the report of standby orders is accurate. The official policy is "Continuity of Operations" or COOP. Would think standby orders would more specific (but may be the authors choice of words). Check of various sources, Defense News, Military Times, Army Times, etc had no similar article recently.
Would anticipate the standy order to be part of the "Presidential Policy Directive 40." The DoD manual for COOP is DCMA Manual
3301-02 "Continuity of Operations and Emergency Management."
https://www.dcma.mil/Portals/31/Documents/Policy/DCMA-MAN-3301-02.pdf (2017 version, 42 page pdf)
DHS Manual "Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Continuity Directive 1"
https://www.gpo.gov/docs/default-source/accessibility-privacy-coop-files/January2017FCD1-2.pdf (2017, 64 page pdf)
DHS FEMA Manual "Federal Continuity Directive 2"
https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1499702987348-c8eb5e5746bfc5a7a3cb954039df7fc2/FCD-2June132017.pdf (41 page pdf)
Do not see any sauce to collaborate the article. Does not seem unreasonable that a "standby order" is in place but we need more sauce.
The Newsweek article cited by intelnews discussing CONPLAN 3400 and CONPLAN 3600 EXCLUSIVE: INSIDE THE MILITARY'S TOP SECRET PLANS IF CORONAVIRUS CRIPPLES THE GOVERNMENT
https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-inside-militarys-top-secret-plans-if-coronavirus-cripples-government-1492878