“A federal judge in Kentucky has enjoined the federal government from enforcing the federal contractor vaccine mandate in three states. As of November 30, 2021, a judged issued a preliminary injunction against the contractor mandate for Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee…”
“There were a few reasons to grant the injunction that the judge highlighted.
First, under the Competition in Contracting Act’s goal of full and open competition, ‘contractors who “represent[] the best value to the government” but choose not to follow the vaccine mandate would be precluded from effectively competing for government contracts.’
Second, the judge viewed the mandate as overstepping bounds of powers delegated from Congress to the President, as the statute used as basis for the mandate (Federal Property and Administrative Services Act) has never been used to ‘used to promulgate such a wide and sweeping public health regulation as mandatory vaccination for all federal contractors and subcontractors.’…” Read the full article here.
Source: Update: Federal Court Enjoins Contractor Vaccine Mandate in 3 State – By Shane McCall, December 1, 2021. SmallGovCon.
