COVID-19 vaccine

• Small agency, big job: Biden tasks OSHA with vaccine mandate

  The Occupational Safety and Health Administration doesn’t make many headlines

  Workforce

  September 16, 2021
• Army says soldiers must be vaccinated by Dec. 15 or face consequences

  Army Reserve and Army National Guard soldiers will have until the end of June next year.

  Army

  September 14, 2021
• Military has deadliest stretch of COVID-19 in August

  In today's Federal Newscast, nearly a dozen military service members dies of COVID-19 in August.

  Federal Newscast

  September 13, 2021
• Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans

  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

  Workforce

  September 09, 2021
• Biden will now require vaccines for all federal employees via new executive order

  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.

  Workforce

  September 09, 2021
• For federal managers, new vaccine and testing policy brings anxiety — and more unanswered questions

  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.

  Workforce

  August 25, 2021
• Pentagon: US troops must get their COVID-19 vaccines ASAP

  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.”

  Defense

  August 25, 2021
• With Afghan government falling, Pentagon deciding what to do with money for security forces

  In today's Federal Newscast, the Pentagon is determining what it should do with billions intended for the Afghan armed forces.

  Federal Newscast

  August 25, 2021
• What the FDA’s new vaccine approval could mean for federal employee vaccine mandates

  There’s still a lot of confusion about exactly how agencies will implement President Biden’s vaccine mandate. But one thing that’s really clear is that it’s a bad idea to lie to your agency about your vaccination status.

  Workforce

  August 24, 2021
• Pentagon to mandate COVID-19 vaccine, as Pfizer is approved

  The Pentagon says it will require service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine now that the Pfizer vaccine has received full approval

  Defense

  August 23, 2021
• USCIS looking to hire thousands to help speed up asylum process

  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.

  Federal Newscast

  August 20, 2021
• Navy will likely counsel vaccine-resisting sailors before moving to punitive actions

  The Navy surgeon general says he has faith that sailors and marines will get the shot.

  Navy

  August 19, 2021
• Some military installations are reinstituting COVID-19 travel restrictions

  In today's Federal Newscast, military bases are beginning to restrict travel again as coronavirus rates are on the rise.

  Federal Newscast

  August 19, 2021
• Unvaccinated federal employees who refuse testing could also face disciplinary action

  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.

  Workforce

  August 18, 2021