Covid-19
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Agencies are being told to collect certifications about employees' and on-site contractors' vaccination status on a new standardized form. Those who decline to answer will be treated as though they're unvaccinated; those who lie could face penalties.
August 06, 2021 -
Federal employees who need to certify their vaccination status under a new policy instituted by President Joe Biden intended to encourage COVID-19 shots will false disciplinary action and potentially criminal prosecution if they lie on the form
August 06, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, in a new advisory, the NSA laid out best practices for securing wireless devices in public settings.
August 06, 2021 -
For several years, agency acquisition shops have been getting more comfortable with buying outside of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
August 06, 2021 -
A former Army lawyer says his firm has received calls from hundreds of service members since President Joe Biden asked the Pentagon to look at adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the shots troops are required to get.
August 06, 2021 -
Like ocean waves, the unpredictable pandemic means agency reentry plans need to stay loose.
August 06, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Navy surgeon general says he favor a vaccine mandate for military members.
August 05, 2021 -
Contractor employees who haven't done so already need to roll up those sleeves and get a vaccination — that is, if they want to go back on site.
August 03, 2021 -
WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller explained further on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
August 02, 2021 -
Vaccine mandates don't and can't cover everyone, so how do you deal with the unvaccinated?
July 30, 2021 -
The new vaccine requirements apply to all federal employees and onsite contractors, the Biden administration said Thursday.
July 29, 2021 -
For what the implications might be, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the managing partner of the law firm Tulley Rinckey, Dan Meyer.
July 29, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the provision in the CARES Act that lets agencies reimburse contractors who can't work because of the pandemic was an overwhelming success.
July 29, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the federal employee vaccination mandate expected from the White House may not go down easy.
July 28, 2021 -
The White House is strongly considering requiring federal employees to show proof they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus, or otherwise submit to regular testing and wear a mask at all times regardless of the rate of transmission in their area
July 27, 2021