Austin quarantining with second bout of COVID-19
Austin first contracted COVID early this year, though both cases have presented only mild symptoms.
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Defying fiscal disruption: Defense revenues on Top 100 continue to climb, despite supply chain turmoil
Businesses faced a thorny mess in 2021 amid supply chain snarls, labor shortages and government budget uncertainty. Even so, there are signs of the global defense industry’s continued resilience.
Unvaccinated Guardsmen won’t be able to drill or draw federal pay: SECDEF memo
Guardsmen who refuse vaccination will not be able to participate in any drills or federal training, which could jeopardize their ability to stay in the military.
‘No company is immune’: Supply chain woes weigh on defense firms
Supply chain problems have hit all sides of the defense industry in unexpected ways — and small businesses with narrower profit margins are particularly worried about how they can weather this storm.
Vaccine mandate is last straw for US shipyards already facing labor shortages
The Pentagon and White House should provide more accommodations within its vaccination mandate to support strategically relevant firms as they make efforts to retain highly-skilled blue collar workers — particularly shipbuilders and maintainers.
What’s the advantage of militarizing commercial helos post-sale?
As the aerospace industry attempts to make a monetary comeback from the pandemic, a notable trend among the helicopter sector is seeing one company militarize commercial variants after a sale is complete.
Singapore tries to normalize military training schedule after pandemic disruption
Efforts include an integrated sense-and-strike exercise in Idaho that saw the debut of an improved artificial intelligence-enabled C2 system.
US Navy nears 100 percent vaccination for sailors, but unable to measure civilian compliance
Almost all active-duty sailors are vaccinated ahead of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate deadline. The Navy has no idea how many of its civilian employees got the full dosage.
COVID vaccine mandate endangers military readiness, top Republican lawmaker claims
Senate Armed Services ranking member Jim Inhofe is demanding the military immediately drop the requirement to ensure troops aren't booted from the ranks because of vaccine concerns.
New vaccine mandate raises questions for defense contractors
The new federal vaccine requirement announced by President Joe Biden has fueled questions from employers, including defense contractors, about how the mandate will work and whether they could lose employees as a result.
Industry, lawmakers push to extend and expand COVID reimbursements
Prized pandemic protections for defense contractors would be made permanent under the House’s defense policy bill, up for floor consideration next week.
