Management
How Will the Religious Exemption to the Federal Employee COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Work?
Many may try to claim the exemption, but few are likely to receive it.
Management
Evidence Shows That, Yes, Masks Prevent COVID-19 – and Surgical Masks Are the Way to Go
Since the coronaviurs first began spreading around the globe, people have debated how effective masks are at preventing COVID-19. A year and a half in, what does the evidence show?
Management
GovExec Daily: Booster Shots and More Vaccine News
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss the latest COVID-19 news that she has been covering.
Management
Potential Traps for Federal Contractors with the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Implementation won’t be easy and companies that do business with the government should prepare.
Workforce
Federal Employee Appeals Board Nominees Preview How They Will Reduce Case Backlog, Handle Vaccine Mandate Challenges
Confirmation of Biden’s picks for MSPB would end unprecedented era of quorum-less board.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: HHS Watchdog Nominee Testifies; Union Calls For Vaccine Mandate at All Points of Entry
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Oversight
Public Health Experts ‘Flabbergasted’ That Biden Still Hasn’t Picked an FDA Chief
The Food and Drug Administration has been mired in controversies related to drug approvals and covid vaccines, all without a permanent leader.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Booster Shot News; Reality TV Star Sentenced for Paycheck Protection Program Fraud
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Management
FDA Panel Recommends Limiting Pfizer Booster Shots to Americans 65 and Older, and Those at High Risk of Severe COVID-19
An FDA panel has voted against recommending approval of a booster COVID-19 shot for the general population – disappointing some public health officials.
Workforce
Biden Administration Presses an Industry to Require Masks, Citing Concern for Federal Inspectors
Industry and Republican senators accuse enforcement agency of “federal overreach.”
Oversight
How Fauci and the NIH Got Ahead of the FDA and CDC in Backing Boosters
With real-time data streaming in from highly specialized researchers in the U.S. and abroad, NIH scientists became convinced that boosting the COVID-19 vaccine was needed to save lives. A meeting Friday will determine what happens next. Here’s the story from behind the scenes.
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Management
Biden Administration Details Who Is Covered By the Federal Employee Vaccine Mandate, Exemptions and Discipline
Update released Thursday notes that the requirement holds for all federal employees regardless of whether they are working in the office.
Workforce
As VA Vaccination Rate Ticks Up, the Department Is 'Making Preparations' to Fire the Non-Compliant
VA now has a few weeks to determine the vaccination status for more than 100,000 employees.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: NIH Invests in Long-COVID Research; Vaccine Updates
There's a lot to keep track of. Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Workforce
What’s the Law on Vaccine Exemptions? A Religious Liberty Expert Explains
Plenty of groups are offering religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandates, but their legal basis isn’t as rock-solid as that might suggest.
Pay & Benefits
What's Known So Far About the Vaccine Mandate for Feds, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Workforce
COVID Hits Wildfire Fighters Even Harder Than Last Year
At least 421 U.S. Forest Service fire personnel tested positive for COVID-19 this year.
Management
Biden’s Pandemic Plan Overlooks Mask Mandates and Vulnerable Populations
President Biden outlined a six-point strategy to confront the pandemic. But two public health scholars believe it would work better with help from states.
Management
GovExec Daily: Updates to the Vaccine Mandate for Feds
Courtney Bublé joins the podcast to discuss clarifications from the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force.
Management