Business

Defense Business Brief: See-ya 2021! Here’s what’s on tap for 2022.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Policy

Denials, Not Approvals, Greet Troops’ Religious Vax Exemptions

No service has yet publicly announced that any service member has received a religion-based exemption from the Pentagon’s COVID-vaccination mandate.

  • Elizabeth Howe
Exclusive Science & Tech

US Army Creates Single Vaccine Against All COVID & SARS Variants, Researchers Say

Within weeks, Walter Reed researchers expect to announce that human trials show success against Omicron—and even future strains.

  • Tara Copp
Business

Defense Business Brief: JUST IN: Boeing suspends vax mandate; NDAA clears Congress; UAE’s F-35 hardball; and more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Ideas

800,000 Deaths

The number is so enormous that we risk becoming numb to its implications.

  • Clint Smith, The Atlantic
Policy

Army Commanders Relieved Over Vaccine Refusal

Battalion COs among the six soldiers removed from their jobs as service deadline passes.

  • Elizabeth Howe
Policy

State Guards’ Vaccine Refusal Sets Up Fight with Feds

Six governors are rejecting the Pentagon’s order to inoculate their troops against COVID. Is a lawsuit next?

  • Tara Copp
Policy

Navy to Start Ejecting Unvaccinated Sailors

Sailors can decide to get vaccinated at any point in the process to be retained.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Threats

Army Will Let Unvaccinated Soldiers Be Home for Christmas

About 45,000 of the newest soldiers, and their instructors, are expected to travel during holiday leave.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Policy

Judge Suspends White House's Vaccine Mandate for Contractors

Following last week's preliminary injunction for three states, the temporary move throws Biden's entire executive order into question.

  • Courtney Bublé
Policy

Thousands of Sailors, Marines Remain Unvaccinated After Deadline

Navy lowers its official vaccination rate after discovering data discrepancies.

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Policy

Defense Industry Asks White House to Allow COVID Tests to Substitute for Vax Mandate

Nation’s largest military shipbuilder says it won’t comply until mandate is written into a contract.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Policy

On Deadline Day, 90% of US Feds Are COVID-Vaxxed

Of the 3.5 million government workers, about 5% are seeking exemptions and about 175,000 are facing disciplinary action.

  • Eric Katz
Threats

The Army Brief: Vax refusal is career-ending; Recruiters’ TikTok dance; Sgt. Maj. tests; and more...

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Exclusive Threats

Army to Begin Forcing Out Soldiers Who Refuse COVID Vaccine, Including Guardsmen

New policy bars unvaccinated soldiers from re-enlistment, promotions as Oklahoma governor says National Guard need not obey Biden's vax mandate.

  • Tara Copp
Ideas

The Future of COVID

Why some viruses become endemic, and how they can be stopped.

  • Sara Sawyer, The Conversation
Policy

Biden Administration Delays Contractor Vaccine Mandate Until Jan. 4

Defense firms had warned of layoffs and weapons-manufacturing delays.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

Zero Religious Exemptions Granted for COVID Vaccines in Air Force, As Deadline Passes

Nearly 5,000 religious exemptions are still pending approval.

  • Elizabeth Howe
Business

As COVID Hits Defense Factories, Some Workers Push Back on Vaccine Mandate

Some Republican lawmakers say the requirement will compromise national security.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Threats

The Army Brief: Vaccine exemptions; Skipping climate conference; Afghanistan terror; and more...

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
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