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Biden Administration to COVID-19 Refuseniks at Defense Companies: Take A Hike

Frank Wolfe

Monday, October 25th, 2021

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Biden Administration to COVID-19 Refuseniks at Defense Companies: Take A Hike

Aerial of the Pentagon, the Department of Defense headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington DC, with I-395 freeway on the left, and the Air Force Memorial up middle.

The Biden administration is, in effect, telling defense contractor employees who refuse to get COVID-19 vaccinations to take a hike. On Oct. 22, Arnold Punaro, the chairman of the board of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), sent a message to NDIA members concerning the administration's Executive Order 14042 that requires defense contractor employees to be vaccinated by Dec. 8. Marquee defense firms, including Boeing [BA], Lockheed Martin [LMT], Northrop Grumman [NOC], Raytheon [RTX], and L3Harris, have said that they…

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