Strategic National Stockpile is ready to meet federal response to COVID-19, officials say Officials on Thursday took issue with reports of shortages and a lack of a centralized database. , Managing Editor The Strategic National Stockpile has the necessary personal protection equipment and other supplies to meet the needs of states and hospitals now and for any future surges of COVID-19, according to Department of Health and Human Services officials who held a briefing Thursday. The federal government has not denied a single order, said Paul Mango, deputy chief of staff for Pol...