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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COVID-19 Government Employee Vaccination Mandate
President Biden to Announce New Actions to Get More Americans Vaccinated and Slow the Spread of the Delta Variant, White House “Today, the President will announce that to help protect […]
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Bill Nelson Is Now An Epidemiologist Too
Once again @SenBillNelson steps in it. I am sure White House is thrilled with his freelancing on this topic a day after @jrpsaki stood in the WH briefing room and […]
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NASA OIG: Total COVID Cost To NASA: $3 Billion
Final Memorandum, COVID-19 Impacts on NASA’s Major Programs and Projects (IG-21-016; A-20-010-00), NASA OIG “A top-line estimate of the cost for these delays and challenges across NASA is estimated to […]
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No More NASAWatch Tweets About NASA and COVID-19
Keith’s note: Last night I tweeted a link to this update about mask issues at JSC and Michoud. Shortly thereafter Twitter started to “shadow ban” @NASAWatch i.e. limit the account’s […]
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NASA Town Hall (Update)
Keith’s 11 January note: There is a agency wide Town Hall coming up soon. Nothing is online yet and NASA PAO has not responded to my inquiry. Usually when Administrators […]
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OSTP Hypes Trump Administration Science & Tech Advances – Plus One Colossal Lie
Trump Administration Releases Science and Technology Accomplishments from First Term, OSTP “RETURNING TO SPACE EXPLORATION: Since reviving the National Space Council, President Trump established a whole-of-government effort to lead again […]
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The Largest Spaceflight Isolation Analog In History Is Underway
COVID-19–The largest isolation study in history: the value of shared learnings from spaceflight analogs, Nature (Open source) “The world is currently experiencing the largest isolation experiment in history. In an […]
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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 […]