COVID-19 vaccine mandate
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About 72% of the Veterans Health Administration workforce is fully or partially vaccinated, VA Secretary Denis McDonough told reporters Wednesday. Those employees who fail to comply will be subject to progressive discipline, which their supervisors will apply.
September 15, 2021 -
Army Reserve and Army National Guard soldiers will have until the end of June next year.
September 14, 2021 -
Testing requirements will stay in place for most unvaccinated onsite contractors until agencies can sort through the contractual paperwork, the Biden administration said Monday.
September 13, 2021 -
The Senate returns to work today as questions hover over the $3.5 trillion spending bill sought by most Democrats.
September 13, 2021 -
President Joe Biden has announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to curb the surging COVID-19 delta variant
September 09, 2021 -
The order simply requires agencies to stand up a program requiring vaccinations for all executive branch employees. A second order requires agencies to embed new COVID-19 safety protocols as a requirement in federal contracts and solicitations.
September 09, 2021 -
More details are trickling out from the Biden administration about its vaccine and testing policy for federal employees and contractors.
September 03, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, federal managers say they need more guidance from the Biden administration about the new vaccine and testing policy for employees.
September 03, 2021 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs said it's administered first doses to approximately 9,000 additional employees since it announced its vaccine mandate for health care workers last month.
September 01, 2021 -
Federal managers say key details of the administration's vaccine and testing program are still unresolved, and they worry about enforcing a policy with the workforce, which — like the rest of the country — has pockets of vaccine hesitancy and resistance.
August 25, 2021 -
Military service members must immediately begin to get the COVID-19 vaccine, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says in a memo Wednesday, ordering service leaders to “impose ambitious timelines for implementation.”
August 25, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Biden administration wants to hire potentially thousands of new federal employees to overhaul the asylum process for immigrants arriving at the border.
August 20, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, military bases are beginning to restrict travel again as coronavirus rates are on the rise.
August 19, 2021 -
Unvaccinated employees and federal contractors who are teleworking are not subject to regular COVID-19 testing, the Biden administration said Wednesday. In addition, agencies can't require telework for unvaccinated employees solely based on their inoculation status.
August 18, 2021 -
In the vaccine debate madness engulfing the country, one might overlook that members of Congress are under no mandate to get vaccinated themselves.
August 16, 2021