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COVID-19

Vaccines Not Required But Testing Is for Contractors Working At DHS Facilities, Department Says

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, August 23rd, 2021

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Vaccines Not Required But Testing Is for Contractors Working At DHS Facilities, Department Says

Paul Courtney, chief procurement officer, Department of Homeland Security. Photo: DHS

The Department of Homeland Security is not requiring contractors working at its facilities to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, but beginning this Wednesday it is requiring that industry personnel who are not vaccinated be tested regularly, the department’s new chief procurement officer said last Friday. “Consistent with this guidance and beginning Wednesday, August 25, 2021, on-site contractor employees, who are not fully vaccinated or who decline to provide their vaccination status to their employers, are required to obtain a…

Budget

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