Even as the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) lies dormant on a mountaintop in Arizona due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the project has made progress, reaching the final approval milestone prior to startup. The Lab is the lead institution in the project, with Michael Levi as its director. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/06/01/now-complete-telescope-instrument-is-poised-to-begin-its-search-for-answers-about-dark-energy