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- More details about the vaccine mandate for federal employees and contractors: The vaccination requirement applies to all executive branch employees, including those teleworking. It also applies to prospective federal employees joining government service. The Biden administration said agencies must now ask employees to show proof of vaccination. Employees who refuse to comply with the vaccine mandate by Nov. 22 will be subject to discipline, up to and including removal. Agencies pursuing disciplinary action against employees shouldn’t place them under administrative leave. (Federal News Network)
- President Joe Biden said he will nominate Krista Boyd as the Office of Personnel Management’s permanent inspector general. Boyd is the chief oversight and policy counsel for the House Oversight and Reform Committee. She helped spearhead the creation of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee. And she helped negotiate the details of the 2016 Inspectors General Empowerment Act and Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act. OPM hasn’t had a permanent IG in over five years. The two entities have butted heads in recent years over the agency’s pandemic response and the previous administration’s proposed merger with the General Services Administration.
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