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COVID-19Fifth Circuit Rules in Favor of States, Finds Biden’s COVID-19 Contractor Order Goes Too Far
In a majority opinion, a panel of judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found President Biden overstepped his authority by using the Procurement Act to […]
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COVID-19Masks Back Off at Los Alamos as COVID Transmission Rates Drop
The Los Alamos National Laboratory’s latest mask mandate lasted only three days, after which COVID-19 community transmission rates dropped below high, according to a lab memo. The New Mexico nuclear […]
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COVID-19Court Won’t Intervene to Help Los Alamos COVID Objectors in Arbitration at Lab
People placed on leave from the Los Alamos National Laboratory for refusing a COVID-19 vaccinations will get no help from the courts in ongoing arbitration proceedings with the lab, a […]
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Business/FinancialLabor, Supply Chain Challenges Help Send Northrop Grumman’s Sales And Earnings Down
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Thursday reported lower sales and earnings in its second quarter due in part to labor shortages and difficulty getting materials, although it said the tight labor […]
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Justice Department Looks to Start Enforcing COVID Vaccination Mandate for Feds; Hanford Guards Seek Permanent Vax Exemption
After the government won a key legal battle last week, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals should allow it to begin enforcing […]
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Business/FinancialHuntington Ingalls’ Earnings Slide In Fourth Quarter
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] on Thursday reported a steep drop in fourth quarter earnings driven primarily by declines across its shipbuilding operations. Net income slid 52 percent to $120 million, […]
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COVID-19Federal Judge Who Blocked Contractor Vax Order Ignores ‘What If’ Scenario
A U.S. district judge in Georgia, who last month blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate aimed at government contractors, declined Friday to wade into issues surrounding […]
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U.S. Judge in Texas Rules Against Vax Mandate for Federal Employees
On Friday, a federal court in Texas temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s requirement that federal employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. In the decision, U.S. District Judge […]
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COVID-19Telework Still Widely Utilized at Some Civilian Nuclear Weapon Sites
After the omicron variant of COVID-19 delayed plans to return many workers to their offices, telework remained allowable and well-utilized for eligible employees across the civilian nuclear weapons complex last […]
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COVID-19For Now at Least, DoE Still Targeting Phased Onsite Return in 1 Week
For now, top management at the Department of Energy still plans a phased return to onsite work for employees and contractors starting on Jan. 18. “Per DoE’s COVID-19 Workplace Safety […]
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