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Federal Newscast
THE FEDERAL NEWSCAST, (length about seven minutes), is a daily Monday through Friday, high-information compilation of nine 40-second news stories and news packages, generated by the non-partisan, non-political, private-sector team of reporters at Federal News Network. Federal News Radio Producer/Newscasters Eric White and Michele Sandiford assemble and read the stories on the THE FEDERAL DRIVE with TERRY GERTON, the weekday morning-drive program, heard from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. (ET) on the Federal…
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- Federal Newscast
Certain military laboratories can now pay a top annual salary of $226,000
(11/29/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The military’s Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories can now pay you $226,000 per year. The National…
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Social Security Administration asks for billions of more dollars to do its job
(11/28/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Social Security Administration says it needs billions more to deliver for Americans. The federal government saw…
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Two former VA employees plead guilty to embezzling nearly $3 million from the agency
(11/23/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: Two former VA employees are likely headed to federal prison for their $3 million scheme. A lead cyber agency is on…
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Congressmen want to know what agencies are doing to ensure clean water across America
(11/22/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: Two congressmen want to know what agencies are doing to ensure clean water across America. DOJ wants agencies to…
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Small businesses get some inflation relief from the SBA
(11/21/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: Small businesses get some inflation relief from the SBA. Federal first responders, with on-the-job injuries, may soon…
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A bill designed to standardize federal-election mail-in ballots is headed to the House floor.
(11/18/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: A bill meant to standardize mail-in ballots for federal elections is heading to the House floor. A long-running…
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The year-old $3 billion infrastructure law is actually leading to stuff being fixed
(11/17/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is actually leading to stuff being fixed. The Defense Logistics Agency gets a step…
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OPM urged to disallow salary-history consideration in federal recruitment and pay determination
(11/16/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: OPM is urged to disallow salary history in both the hiring and pay-setting processes. The VA is taking corrective…
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Pentagon continues to face challenges responding to cyber attacks on military networks
(11/15/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Pentagon continues to face challenges in responding to cyber-attacks on military networks. Agencies may get some…
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The Air Force and Space Force offer a day off for servicemembers to get the bivalent booster shot
(11/14/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Air Force and Space Force are offering a day off for servicemembers to get the latest shot. Three agencies are…
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GAO: New TSA screening technology is discriminating at airports
(11/10/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: It looks like the TSA has a screening machine that discriminates. The hiring surge at the Internal Revenue Service…
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Boasting a 91% success rate, the IRS rakes in $31 billion from tax cheats
(11/9/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: Boasting a 91% success rate, the IRS rakes in $31 billion dollars from tax cheats. A new director has been named at…
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Number of TSP millionaires continues to drop
(11/8/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The world continues to have fewer TSP millionaires. AFGE continues to grow. And VA healthcare embraces the possibly…
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GAO warns Coast Guard that it's too slow creating rules to improve safety aboard older commercial fishing vessels
(11/7/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: GAO warns the Coast Guard that it's way behind improving safety aboard older commercial fishing vessels. EV-driving…
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Federal HR employees get guidance on data use in recruitment efforts
(11/4/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: Federal human resources employees get some guidance on how to effectively use data in recruitment. The leading federal…
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Space Force has a new leader
(11/3/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: Take me to your leader; the Space Force has a new one. A union for federal employees suggests some agencies might be…
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GAO calls on FEMA to help more people in need of rebuilding their homes
(11/2/22) In today's Federal Newscast: The GAO calls on FEMA to help more people in need of rebuilding their homes. The percentage of contract protests drops…
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National Archives digitizes hundreds of millions of pages for public access
(11/1/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The National Archives continues its effort digitizing hundreds of millions of pages for the public. The VA improves…
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New data shows feds' pay is lagging even more behind private sector counterparts
In today's Federal Newscast, federal employees are seeing a growing gap in salary compared with the private sector. See Privacy Policy at…
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Looks like when the phone rings next tax season, someone will be there to answer
In today's Federal Newscast, the IRS just might have someone to answer your call next tax season. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and…
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More ways for feds with student loan debt to get a break from payments
In today's Federal Newscast, federal employees with student debt may soon see some expanded opportunities for loan forgiveness.See Privacy Policy at…
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DOD's JEDI cloud contract may have had some unresolved issues
In today's Federal Newscast, just when you thought you had heard the last of DoD's controversial JEDI cloud contract, there's another twist.See Privacy Policy…
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The Office of Personnel Management is hoping to attract more early career (young) workers into government
In today's Federal Newscast, OPM plans a slew of initiatives to attract more early-career people to federal service.See Privacy Policy at…
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IG: Climate change to add to Treasury Department's workload as well
In today's Federal Newscast, you can add the treasury department to the list of agencies whose workload may significantly increase due to climate change. See…
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Customs and Border Protection pledges to hire more women by 2030
(10/21/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: Customs and Border Protection pledges to boost hiring-of-women to 30% by 2030. The Census Bureau count of cyber…
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Better policies needed for treatment of government dogs, GAO says
(10/20/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: GAO said better policies are needed for the treatment of some 5,000 government dogs. OMB is expected to soon issue…
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Billions richer, IRS leader remains confident amid huge backlog and employee wrongdoing
(10/19/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The GAO has some advice for the Army to make sure it shoots straight. With some 14 million tax returns needing…
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Air Force needs to throttle up to fix cybersecurity vulnerabilities, DoD IG says
(10/18/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: DoD IG says the Air Force needs to throttle up to fix cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The Postal Service is confident…
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Biden Administration suggests possible return to vaccine mandates for federal contractors
(10/17/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Biden administration is signaling it’s at least possible that the vaccine mandate for federal contractors is…
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Air Force experiments with pot leniency in recruitment
(10/14/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: Infrastructure plans move forward, as the federal government hires thousands of Americans. The Social Security…
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Social Security makes progress in reducing payments to dead people
(10/13/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: Social Security is hopeful it will reduce payments to dead people. Technical updates to the website for IG reports…
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U.S. Army cements plans for an integrated zero trust program
(10/12/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Army is creating a new integrated program office to bring all of its zero trust pursuits under one roof. GAO…
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Biden Administration expands use of procurement to encourage economically friendly purchasing
(10/11/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Biden Administration expands the use of procurement to encourage economically friendly purchasing. American…
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The Army and West Point creating a climate change curriculum to focus on national security implications
(10/7/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Army and West Point are creating a climate change curriculum to focus on national security implications. OPM plays…
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The Space Development Agency lands upon a new, permanent home
(10/6/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Space Development Agency has landed upon a new, permanent home. It looks like GSA will be keep contractors busy…
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Lawmakers push for a waiver extension of student loan debt relief for government employees
(10/5/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: Lawmakers are pushing to extend a program deadline for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. A lawsuit about racially…
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A $28 billion SBA pandemic relief program for restaurants served up some sloppy oversight and possible fraud, GAO says
(10-4-22) - In today's Federal Newscast: A $28 billion SBA pandemic relief program for restaurants looks to have served up some fraud and sloppy oversight…
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DoD Inspector General finds major flaws in the reporting of insider threats
(10/3/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Defense Department Inspector General finds major flaws in the reporting of insider threats. More than 12% of…
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Nearly $3 million in possible COVID fraud tied to DHS employees
(9/30/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: Nearly $3 million in possible COVID fraud is tied to DHS employees. A government shutdown is off the table, probably…
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Hundreds of reclassified workers would have been easier to fire under Schedule F, GAO reports
(9/29/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Government Accountability Office lifts the veil to show hundreds of feds were being prepped for easier firing…
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Senators move to ban sex offenders from National Veterans Cemeteries
(9/29/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: It looks like a government shutdown at midnight on Friday has been avoided. Lots of changes planned if the National…
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U.S. Navy moves ships and aircraft out of the path of Hurricane Ian
(9/27/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The U.S. Navy moves ships and aircraft out of the path of Hurricane Ian. New ideas emerge to make oversight of federal…
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The IG community is taking a closer look at it's own work force
In today's Federal Newscast, a working group in the inspector general community is looking for ways to better integrate diversity, equity, inclusion and…
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Agriculture Department plants more seeds to grow its diversity and inclusion efforts
(9/23/22) -- In today's Federal Newscast: USDA sprinkles some fertilizer on its growing efforts at diversity. An immigrant woman of color, who once ran DARPA…
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State Department looking to pay college students who speak fluent computer
(9/22/22) - In today's Federal Newscast -- Special delivery: Louis DeJoy brings joy to postal managers with a 3% pay raise. There appears to be no end in sight…
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Found guilty, a former HUD inspector general faces up to 80 years in prison for corruption
(9/21/22) - In today's Federal Newscast - A former HUD inspector general is found guilty of corruption and now faces up to 80 years in prison. DoD is offering…
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The 'Oscars' of federal service will be handed out tonight in D.C.
(9/20/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: What some call "the Oscars" for federal public service will be given out tonight in the nation's capital.The Air Force…
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Could artificial intelligence lead to genuine hiring bias?
(9/19/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: Government officials think artificial intelligence could lead to a real bias in hiring. The Post Office plan to…
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A BRIGHT idea that would save the government millions of dollars on lightbulbs and electricity
(9/16/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: A BRIGHT idea by lawmakers could save millions of taxpayer dollars. The Biden administration takes steps to loosen…
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Pentagon removes almost all of its COVID-related workplace restrictions
(9/15/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: If you work inside the Pentagon, you'll experience almost no workplace COVID-related restrictions. A new crop of White…
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The State Department moves to extricate itself from its pale, male and Yale image
(9/14/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Department of State moves aggressively to shake its image as pale, male and Yale. The American Federation of…
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Government child care facilities fail the post-COVID drinking water test
(9/13/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: Most GSA childcare facilities did not test their drinking water, which was likely contaminated, after returning from…
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The Interior Department removes an ethnic slur from valleys, streams and rivers
The US Marshal s Service is offering a hefty reward for information leading to the arrest of Fat Leonard. GSA will focus more on climate and sustainability…
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The Interior Department removes ethic slur from the names of valleys, streams and rivers
The US Marshal s Service is offering a hefty reward for information leading to the arrest of Fat Leonard. GSA will focus more on climate and sustainability…
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The Interior Department removes ethic slur from the names of valleys, streams and rivers
The US Marshal s Service is offering a hefty reward for information leading to the arrest of Fat Leonard. GSA will focus more on climate and sustainability…
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The Interior Department removes the word "squaw" and other ethnic slurs from valleys, streams and rivers
(9/12/22) In today's Federal Newscast: The U.S.Marshals Service is offering a hefty reward for information leading to the arrest of Fat Leonard. GSA will focus…
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Arrested and discharged soldier joined Army to learn how to kill black people, prosecutors say
(9/9/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: A discharged Ft. Bragg soldier, active on social media, is under arrest for alleged extremist activity. If you have…
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Bill Shackelford prepares to take the helm at NARFE in January
(9/8/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: Inflation-weary defense contractors get a break from firm, fixed-price contracts. The GAO issues a report that…
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The board that manages the TSP to be officially scrutinized
(9/7/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board is going under the microscope. The Ag and Interior secretaries are urged…
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Union organizers now allowed on GSA-owned property to interact with contractors
(9/6/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: Union organizers are now allowed on GSA-owned property to chat up private contractors. The vaccine mandate for federal…