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FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, file photo, a syringe containing a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine sits in a container during a vaccine clinic at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Overwhelmed by a surge in COVID-19 patients, Providence Alaska Medical Center, Alaska’s largest hospital, on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, implemented crisis standards of care, prioritizing resources and treatments to those patients who have the potential to benefit the most.(Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News via AP, Pool, File)

Contractors assess the just released details of White House COVID-19 protocols

For an industry reaction, the Executive Vice President for Policy at the Professional Services Council Stephanie Kostro spoke to Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

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As federal contractors prepare for possible shutdown, impacts from the last one still loom large

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Biden administration gives federal contractors until Dec. 8 to comply with vaccine mandate

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FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2013, file photo Afghan police arrive to secure the area after a car bomb detonated outside an ISAF civilian personnel compound in Kabul, Afghanistan. Police said the assault started at dusk when a car exploded near the gate of a compound, housing contractors from various countries, European diplomatic personnel and United Nations employees. Military contractors got up to half of the $14 trillion spent by the Pentagon since 9/11, a study by Brown University’s Costs of War project and the Center for International Policy said Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. The U.S. saw about 7,000 military members die in all post-9/11 conflicts, but nearly 8,000 contractors, another Costs of War study estimates. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)

DoD takes steps to protect contractor identities in Afghanistan

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FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2021, file photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Marines and Norweigian coalition forces assist with security at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint ensuring evacuees are processed safely during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps via AP, File)

US troops may have left Afghanistan, but federal contracting goes on

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House advances nine-week continuing resolution, but it faces uphill Senate battle

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Industry’s patience wearing thin with DoD’s CMMC, GSA’s follow-on to OASIS

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Pentagon official says CMMC changes will be finalized ‘very soon’

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Now is the time for federal contractors to prepare for a continuing resolution

Contracting

In this March 2021 photo provided by Pfizer, vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine are prepared for packaging at the company's facility in Puurs, Belgium. On Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, the company said it started the application process for U.S. approval of a booster dose of its two-shot COVID-19 vaccine for people ages 16 and older. (Pfizer via AP)

For federal managers, new vaccine and testing policy brings anxiety — and more unanswered questions

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Afghan families wait for transport after entering Pakistan through a border crossing point in Chaman, Pakistan, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Jafar Khan)

Federal contractors have a role in helping Afghans get approved for special immigrant visas

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Contractors face vaccine mandate, additional burdens for vendors

Contractors working in federal facilities are under the same orders as federal employees. Get a COVID vaccine or face a regime of having your nose swabbed…

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FILE - In this March 29, 2021 file photo, a worker readies syringes with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Metairie, La. Moderna plans to expand the size of its study in younger children to better detect rare side effects. The company said Monday, July 26, 2021 it is in talks with the Food and Drug Administration to enroll more patients in its study of the vaccine in children under 12 years old and younger. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Possible vaccine mandate for federal employees raises host of tricky questions, attorneys say

Federal employees may soon face a new vaccine mandate, or at least stricter requirements from the Biden administration. Guidance on the legality of vaccine…

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Executive order contains 72 initiatives on boosting competition in federal contracting

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For analysis, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the President and CEO of the Professional Services Council David Berteau.

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Contractors assess the just released details of White House COVID-19 protocols

As federal contractors prepare for possible shutdown, impacts from the last one still loom large

Biden administration gives federal contractors until Dec. 8 to comply with vaccine mandate

DoD takes steps to protect contractor identities in Afghanistan

US troops may have left Afghanistan, but federal contracting goes on

House advances nine-week continuing resolution, but it faces uphill Senate battle

Industry’s patience wearing thin with DoD’s CMMC, GSA’s follow-on to OASIS

Pentagon official says CMMC changes will be finalized ‘very soon’

Now is the time for federal contractors to prepare for a continuing resolution

For federal managers, new vaccine and testing policy brings anxiety — and more unanswered questions

Federal contractors have a role in helping Afghans get approved for special immigrant visas

Contractors face vaccine mandate, additional burdens for vendors

Possible vaccine mandate for federal employees raises host of tricky questions, attorneys say

Executive order contains 72 initiatives on boosting competition in federal contracting

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