Defense
Denials, Not Approvals, Greet Troops’ Religious Vax Exemptions
No service has yet publicly announced that any service member has received a religion-based exemption from the Pentagon’s COVID-vaccination mandate.
Management
Biden Appoints Acting Labor Mediation Director, Demands Senate Action on Nominee
President Biden’s choice to lead the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service has languished awaiting a confirmation vote by the Senate since August.
Management
FDA Greenlights Two Pills to Treat COVID-19
White House pledges equity in distribution of them.
Pay & Benefits
New Pay Tables Released: Calculate Your 2022 Raise
The average increase will be 2.7% for civilian employees, but the exact figure will vary based on where you live.
Workforce
Older Adults Report Stress and Joy during Pandemic
Poll results from August indicate a mix of joy and stress in the lives of older adults during the ongoing pandemic.
Workforce
GovExec Daily: A 2021 Year in Review
Tom Shoop joins the podcast to discuss the biggest stories of the year that was.
Pay & Benefits
Biden Issues Executive Order Finalizing Average 2.7% Pay Raise for Feds
Although the raise isn’t as much as many federal employee groups had hoped for, it restores civilian-military pay parity.
Route Fifty
More Cities Move to Adopt Vaccine Requirements for Indoor Spaces
The added mandates come as the omicron variant of the coronavirus is surging.
Oversight
Reversed Employee Suspension at USDA Leads to New Policy on Employee Publishing Rights
Employee successfully challenges an agency's attempt to prohibit her from conducting certain activities when off the clock.
Pay & Benefits
A New Addition to Locality Pay Areas, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
NIH Scientist: ‘It’s Time to Get Really Serious’ About a Universal Coronavirus Vaccine
Three National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases officials recently published a commentary about this.
Workforce
Social Security Administration, Union Spar over Reentry Plans
Union officials say they suspect the agency is withholding details of its reentry plan to avoid having to negotiate over it, an accusation management denies.
Workforce
Coronavirus Roundup: Secret Service Ramps Up COVID-Investigations; Questions About New COVID Testing Website
Here’s today’s list of news updates and stories you may have missed.
Tech
Air Force Breakthrough Brings Space-Based Solar Power One Step Closer
Tomorrow’s remote military bases could be powered by a light-to-microwave tile that just passed a key test.
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Defense
Army Creates Single Vaccine Against All COVID & SARS Variants, Researchers Say
Within weeks, Walter Reed researchers expect to announce that human trials show success against Omicron—and even future strains.
Management
GovExec Daily: Mandates and Next Federal COVID-19 Steps
Courtney Bublé joins the show to discuss the Biden administration's fight against the Omicron variant.
Oversight
Agencies Are Getting Better at Using the Defense Production Act for Pandemic Response
A watchdog report shows progress just as the Biden administration plans to increase reliance on the law to combat the omicron variant.
Management
Biden to Launch Federal COVID-19 Testing Centers, New Federally Run Vaccination Sites
White House again ups federal agency deployments to confront COVID-19 pandemic and the Omicron variant.
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