by ADC | Jul 30, 2021 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
President Joe Biden announced Thursday that federal employees and contractors will now be required to “attest to” their COVID-19 vaccination status. Those who don’t comply or who are known to be unvaccinated will be required to undergo regular COVID-19 testing and...
by ADC | Jul 29, 2021 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
DOD is once again requiring face masks at the Pentagon and in communities at high risk of COVID-19 transmission amid rapid spread of the more contagious delta variant. The news, announced Wednesday night, went into effect immediately. “In areas of substantial or high...
by ADC | Jul 28, 2021 | COVID-19, On Base
President Joe Biden is expected to announce Thursday that all federal employees and contractors must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or get tested regularly, CNN reported late Tuesday, citing a knowledgeable source. The President is expected to stop short of imposing...
by ADC | Jul 27, 2021 | COVID-19, On Base, Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs is giving all its frontline health care workers two months to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk losing their jobs, the department announced Monday in a press release. “I am doing this because it’s the best way to keep our...
by ADC | Jul 26, 2021 | COVID-19
The flexibility that comes with working remotely “may prove to be a silver lining of the pandemic,” according to a new report from Jacobs Workplace Performance Strategies. “We need to build on the momentum and opportunities to advance mission; support our workforce,...
by ADC | Jul 26, 2021 | COVID-19, On Base
Army leaders and commanders are trying to combat vaccine hesitancy among soldiers. Those who haven’t received their shots yet are typically in one of two camps, Col. Owen Price, the force health protection officer at Fort Bragg, N.C. told Military.com. “One is they...
by ADC | Jul 21, 2021 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, Defense Budget, Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, News from ADC, On Base
Here are some moments you may have missed Tuesday at day one of ADC Reconnect: “The Navy is open for business,” Vice Admiral Yancy Lindsey, commander of Navy Installations Command, said. “I think we did a pretty darn good job” of navigating the pandemic, he added,...
by ADC | Jul 20, 2021 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
Fort Lee, Virginia will house about 2,500 Afghans being evacuated to the U.S. for fear of Taliban retaliation for helping U.S. troops, DOD announced Monday. The Afghans will stay at the base during the special immigration visa application process, and some may be...
by ADC | Jul 19, 2021 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, On Base
Seven in 10 service members have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination shot, DOD announced Friday in a tweet from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. “I want to thank all of the members of our DOD community who have done their part and gotten vaccinated,” Austin said...
