Federal workers can be fired for refusing vaccination, but must show up to work until their cases are determined, new guidance says, Washington Post “Federal employees can be fired for […]
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Everyone At NASA And Its Contractors Must Be Vaccinated
Biden to announce that all federal workers must be vaccinated, with no option for testing, AP “President Joe Biden on Thursday will impose more stringent vaccine rules on federal workers, […]
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A COVID Spinoff And Soft Power Opportunity That NASA Ignores
NASA Notice of availability of inventions for licensing: Human-Powered Ventilator “The following application filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office under the Patent Cooperation Treaty is available for […]
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Standing Up For Science
NAS and NAM Presidents Alarmed By Political Interference in Science Amid Pandemic “As advisers to the nation on all matters of science, medicine, and public health, we are compelled to […]
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NASA Excused Leave Extended Through March 2021
NASA Weekly Update from the Administrator – Aug. 31, 2020 “ANNOUNCEMENT: These difficult times can be especially trying for those with children at home or other dependent/caregiver responsibilities. As we […]
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NASA Town Hall (Update: Video Online)
NASA Weekly Update from the Administrator – Aug. 17, 2020 “This week the agency’s COVID-19 Response leadership and I will record a town hall to answer your questions and provide […]
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NASA Town Hall Planned For 19 August
NASA Associate Administrator Memo: Moving Forward Together; Next Agency Town Hall, NASA “We’re making steady progress safely returning mission-critical work on-site – yet another testament to the dedication of the […]
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COVID-19 Continues Its Surge In Texas and Florida
California closes indoor restaurants, movie theaters and all bars statewide as coronavirus cases rise, CNBC “Newsom said the state recorded 8,358 new cases on Sunday. The state’s positivity rate, or […]
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NASA On Pause: COVID-19 Cases Soar In Space States
Alabama sees second highest total for daily coronavirus cases, records 25 more deaths, Al,com “Alabama added 954 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, a large increase over case counts from recent […]
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Inconsistent COVID-19 Messaging From NASA Kennedy
Bridenstine says that NASA has to protect the workforce at KSC. After #Demo2 there are Mars 2020 and Crew-1 launches. — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) May 29, 2020 The visitor center […]