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Federal Employees, On-Site Contractors Now Required to Show COVID-19 Vaccination Status
Biden "is further directing his team to take steps to apply similar standards to all federal contractors," White House said. Keep Reading
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Department of Defense Returns to Mask Requirement in Areas of Higher COVID-19 Transmission
Today’s announcement applies to all service members, federal personnel, contractors, and visitors when indoors at all properties owned by the Department in those areas, in accordance with updated CDC guidelines. Keep Reading
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DOJ and HHS Issue Guidance on ‘Long COVID’ and Disability Rights Under the ADA, Section 504, and Section 1557
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VA Mandates COVID-19 Vaccines Among Its Medical Employees Including VHA Facilities Staff
“We’re mandating vaccines for Title 38 employees because it’s the best way to keep Veterans safe, especially as the Delta variant spreads across the country,” McDonough said. Keep Reading
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COVID-19: A Case for Bioterrorism Awareness
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COVID-19 Toolkit for H-2A Employers, Partner Agencies, and Partner Organizations
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House Passes 13 Bipartisan Homeland Security Bills, Including Cybersecurity Grant Program
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CDC Moves the U.K. to High Risk Travel List as Boris Johnson Marks ‘Freedom Day’ in Isolation
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice for the United Kingdom due to COVID-19, indicating a very high level of COVID-19 in the country. Keep Reading
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Security and Health Analysts Highlight Path Towards a Global Pathogen Early Warning System
As part of a major effort to address growing biothreats, the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) released a report on July 20 that both assesses the current state of biosurveillance in the world, and offers strong recommendations for how to build a “global pathogen early warning system”. Keep Reading
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Here’s What You Need to Know About Digital Vaccine Credentials
COVID-19 digital vaccine credentials may become an important part of traveling. Some countries and organizations are implementing their own travel passes but new WHO guidance clouds the future of these programs. Keep Reading
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GAO Says Coast Guard Has Addressed Pandemic Challenges, but Could Improve Telework Documentation and Personnel Data
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Surgeon General Issues First Advisory as Biden Says Health Misinformation is ‘Killing People’
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