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White House Extends Vaccine Deadline to Jan. 4

White House Extends Vaccine Deadline to Jan. 4
Last December, a Lockheed Martin Skunk Works team completed a prototype aircraft, dubbed "CHARLIE," using full size determinant assembly (FSDA) on composite skins, enabled by digital engineering and advanced machining, to show how aircraft could be built more than 50 percent faster and reduce total production span by 20-40 percent (Lockheed Martin Photo)

The Biden administration has postponed a deadline from Dec. 8 to Jan. 4 next year for federal contractors, including defense firms, to have their workers on "covered contracts" be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless workers have a religious or health exemption. "The administration has previously implemented policies requiring millions of federal employees and federal contractors to be fully vaccinated," the Biden administration said on Nov. 4. "To make it easy for businesses and workers to comply, the administration is announcing…

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