COVID-19 vaccine

• The Marine Corps has not granted any religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine

  The Navy and Marine Corps both hit their deadlines for active duty service members to be fully vaccinated on Nov. 28. While the Navy got more than 99% of its sailors inoculated, the Marine Corps has the distinction of being the least vaccinated force.

  Defense

  November 30, 2021
• Federal agencies close to 100% compliance with vaccine mandate as enforcement begins

  The agency with the highest vaccination rate is the U.S. Agency for International Development, while the lowest was in the Agriculture Department, according to the data.

  Workforce

  November 24, 2021
• Meet the new chief operating officer of an agency that’s only two years old

  The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, known as the DFC, grew out of a congressionally ordered merger of two older agencies, and mostly funds itself with fees and interest on the loans it provides overseas.

  People

  November 18, 2021
• Vaccination rules

  Uncle Sam is under pressure — from both camps in the vaccine issue — to make sure the in-house program is seen as fair and efficient by friends and foes of the mandates.

  Federal Report

  November 09, 2021
• Congress, you might say, is running out of runway

  Congress is out this week and the regular appropriations continuing resolution hasn't got much longer to go. Is a year long CR in the offing?

  Congress

  November 08, 2021
• OMB’s Miller says engagement with agencies, employees are driving decisions

  The Office of Management and Budget is looking to create more consistency in the vaccine mandates, reentry plans and the future of work for the federal workforce.

  Management

  November 04, 2021
• Another congressional push to get feds back in the office faster

  In today's Federal Newscast, a group of Senate Republicans is joining in the calls for federal employees to return their offices.

  Federal Newscast

  November 04, 2021
• Only 800 airmen flat out refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine

  Only 800 active duty airmen and guardians, out of an Air and Space Force of about 326,000, said they will not get the COVID-19 vaccination, and will face consequences and possible termination.

  Air Force

  November 03, 2021
• Growing numbers of service members getting COVID vaccine exemptions

  Who should be exempted by their employers from a vaccine mandate? In the case of active duty military members, it's not so clear.

  Defense

  November 02, 2021
• A deep dive into COVID protocols for federal contractors

  Sheppard Mullin partners Jonathan Aronie, Ryan Roberts, and Denise Giraudo, joined host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf to discuss the implementation of President Joe Biden’s Executive Order on Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors.

  Off the Shelf

  November 01, 2021
• 19 states sue Biden administration over COVID vaccine rule

  Nineteen states are now suing to block President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors.

  Management

  October 30, 2021
• Just how many vaccine exemptions has the military given out?

  In today's Federal Newscast, we get a look at just how many COVID-19 vaccine exemptions the military is allowing.

  Federal Newscast

  October 29, 2021
• COVID civil war in your office?

  Is the vaccine mandate for federal employees causing a divide within your agency?

  Federal Report

  October 26, 2021
• Outgoing NIH director reflects on genome discoveries, COVID and what’s next

  Dr. Francis Collins was a leading figure in the mapping of the human genome sequence, and he's worked to translate that discovery into a revolution in medical treatment.

  People

  October 25, 2021