For almost two decades, the African American Federal Executive Association has been working to build a pipeline of talent for the upper ranks of the federal government.
A leader of the association, established 19 years ago this month as February is Black History Month and open to active and retired federal employees at the GS-13 level through the Senior Executive Service (or the equivalent), is optimistic about making even more progress under the Biden administration. President Biden has made equity and diversity one of his administration’s core pillars for governing as well as appointment selections, signing an executive order his first day in office to advance racial equity and support underserved communities through the federal government’s policies, programs, procurement and regulations.
That’s significant.
That’s significant because if any single body could mandate the vaccine, it’d be the military the military, which is distinctly different than the civilian sector, the military, which plays by a different set of civil rights rules.
But the military isn’t mandating the shot just yet.
“I can tell you we’re probably going to make it mandatory as soon as we can, just like we do with the flu vaccine,” Lewis said.
The holdup is the emergency use authorization tag under which the current vaccines are being developed and administered.
“Defense Department officials have previously said that the COVID-19 vaccine would remain voluntary while it’s under emergency-use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration,” Military.com wrote. “That designation is expected to last up to two years while the FDA assesses the vaccination’s efficacy and side effects.”
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