1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Department of Defense Civilians and the Federal Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate November 23, 2021 The Department of Defense (DOD) employs individuals in the civil service (DOD civilians) consistent with its yearly ap
2、propriation for direct hire employees. Since September 9, 2021, each executive agency must implement a Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID19) vaccination program for its employees, allowing for exceptions only as required by law (5 U.S.C. 105; EO 14043, 2, 3(a). DOD implemented the federal employee COVI
3、D-19 vaccination mandate on October 1, 2021, which requires all DOD civilians to be vaccinated by November 22, 2021 (DOD Memorandum). This Insight summarizes the federal employee vaccination mandate as implemented in DOD and applied to DOD civilians. For a summary of the COVID-19 vaccination mandate
4、 for military personnel, see CRS Insight IN11764, The Militarys COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate, by Bryce H. P. Mendez. For a summary of the federal government contractor employee vaccination mandate, see CRS Insight IN11803, Executive Order 14042 Requirements for COVID-19 Vaccination of Federal Contra
