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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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Two agencies launching 100-day effort to improve cyber protections for electrical infrastructure
In today's Federal Newscast, the Energy Department and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are leading a new 100-day effort to improve the…
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A new COVID-19 testing plan for federal workers
In today's Federal Newscast, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say agencies should provide diagnostic COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated federal…
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Postal Service seems to be getting back on track with on-time mail delivery
In today's Federal Newscast, USPS data shows it's been able to improve delivery times after a busy holiday season.See Privacy Policy at…
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House and Senate Dems want to allow Postal Service to do more banking activities
In today's Federal Newscast, House and Senate Democrats press the rest of Congress to let the Postal Service get into the banking business. See Privacy Policy…
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New office in Treasury Dept. will oversee COVID-19 relief spending
In today's Federal Newscast, the Treasury Department is standing up a central office to oversee COVID-19 economic relief spending. See Privacy Policy at…
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Were you hazed while serving in the military? GAO may want to hear from you
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office is looking for service members who were victims of hazing while they served.See Privacy…
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White House announces nominations for leadership roles at DEA, Army, and others
In today's Federal Newscast, President Joe Biden announces his picks for a slew of leadership roles.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and…
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GSA wants to make it easier for companies to get agencies what they need for pandemic response
In today's Federal Newscast, to help agencies get the products and services they need faster as the pandemic continues, the General Services Administration is…
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GPO taking on ambitious task of digitizing every publicly available federal document
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Publishing Office is taking on a massive project to digitize every federal document in its National Collection of…
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House reps want mechanism for veterans to report sexual harassment at VA facilities
In today's Federal Newscast, over 50 House members are urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to create a centralized spot within the agency to report…
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Former HUD official faces punishment for Hatch Act violation during the Trump administration
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Special Counsel handed down a fine and two-year ban from federal service to a former official at Housing and Urban…
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USPTO sweetening the deal for Covid-related patents
In today's Federal Newscast, inventors working anything Covid related could get special goodies from the Patent and Trademark Office. See Privacy Policy at…
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Cabinet secretaries get their marching orders on the White House's Buy American initiative
In today's Federal Newscast, President Joe Biden told Cabinet secretaries to take a "hard look at their agency's spending" to make sure they are meeting the…
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Organizations ask Education Dept. to forgive federal employees student loan debt
In today's Federal Newscast, the two largest federal employee unions are calling on the Education Department to cancel student debt for federal employees with…
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What does the White House's infrastructure plan mean for federal agencies?
In today's Federal Newscast, Veterans Affairs hospitals and other federal facilities would get some attention under President Biden's infrastructure plan.See…
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TRICARE beneficiaries can now set up COVID vaccine appointments online
In today's Federal Newscast, if you get your healthcare via the Defense Department, you can now make an appointment for a COVID vaccination online.See Privacy…
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Members of Congress want USPS to pause new delivery vehicle contract
In today's Federal Newscast, over a dozen lawmakers are asking the Postal Service to halt its next-generation delivery vehicle contract.See Privacy Policy at…
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HHS looking for federal employees to volunteer at U.S. southern border
In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Health and Human Services is looking for federal employees to serve four-month details at the southern borderSee…
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Lawmakers want to even out the rules for federal employees and prior cannabis use
In today's Federal Newscast, a group of lawmakers urge President Joe Biden to backpedal firings and suspensions of White House staffers for prior cannabis use…
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Investigation finds Navy's former auditor general sexually harassed at least a dozen female subordinates
In today's Federal Newscast, the Pentagon’s inspector general found Ronnie Booth, the Navy’s former auditor general, engaged in what the I-G called a…
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Report: DoD's lack of movement on modernization efforts could come back to haunt it
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from the American Enterprise Institute says the Pentagon has been punting its responsibilities in the past.See…
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Two large government conference organizers suffer data breach
In today's Federal Newscast, two large government conference organizers say the third party vendor they use for conference registration was the victim of a…
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Blood donations on military bases down significantly
In today's Federal Newscast, the military’s program for collecting blood and plasma donations says it’s facing an emergency supply problem. See Privacy Policy…
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Congress gives four agencies 10 days to assess the SolarWinds damage
- Congress is asking four agencies about damage sustained by the SolarWinds attack. - Legislation in both chambers looks to make government buildings greener…
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Bill to let anyone who served get a vaccine at VA passes Senate
In today's Federal Newscast, the Senate has passed legislation that would let VA vaccinate anyone who’s ever served in the military, plus their spouses.See…
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Army has new plan for controlling the top of the globe
In today's Federal Newscast, the Army issues a new strategy for straightening up the nation's flagpole in the Arctic. See Privacy Policy at…
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Some federal workers in D.C. could be getting COVID-19 vaccines soon
In today's Federal Newscast, the District of Columbia will open up vaccine eligibility to essential employees at federal agencies in the area starting April…
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Federal employees with clearances saw their pay go up last year
In today's Federal Newscast, a new survey by ClearanceJobs.com and the DHI Group found the average salary among people with security clearances increase.See…
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VA protocols to respond to COVID-19 caused additional challenges
In today's Federal Newscast, the Veterans Affairs Department's Inspector General lays out some issues with the agency's COVID-19 response.See Privacy Policy at…
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Former EPA leaders want Congress to help restore federal scientific workforce
In today's Federal Newscast, former administrators from the Environmental Protection Agency are encouraging Congress to help EPA rebuild its cadre of…
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A new agency to officially take over the .gov domain
In today's Federal Newscast, any agency wanting a brand new website will have to go through a new provider.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and…
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GSA is getting into the cryptocurrency game
In today's Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration is selling off cryptocurrency to the highest bidder. See Privacy Policy at…
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DHS looking for industry ideas on finding and keeping cyber talent
In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Homeland Security is asking for feedback from vendors on how it should pay in-demand cybersecurity experts. See…
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Senator trying to give federal employees a raise...again
In today's Federal Newscast, Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) is making another push to give federal employees a raise next year. See Privacy Policy at…
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Energy Dept. restarting loan program for clean energy
In today's Federal Newscast, in one of her first moves as Energy Secretary, Jennifer Granholm is reviving one of the agency's largest loan programs for clean…
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Defense workers get ethic reminder from DoD secretary
In today's Federal Newscast, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is reminding servicemembers and DoD employees about the ethical values of the department.See…
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DoD study reveals soldiers need to get more shut-eye
In today's Federal Newscast, a new DoD study estimates 64 percent of servicemembers routinely sleep for less than seven hours a night. See Privacy Policy at…
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COVID relief bill includes provisions to help federal employees
In today's Federal Newscast, the $1.9 trillion COVID relief package that cleared the House Friday night includes a few key provisions for federal employees.See…
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President Biden scraps Trump EO on defense workers collective bargaining authority
In today's Federal Newscast, President Joe Biden rescinded a 2020 memo that gave the Defense secretary the authority to exclude certain employees from…
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More vaccination sites staffed by U.S. military get up and running
In today's Federal Newscast, mass vaccination sites staffed by active duty military members are now up and running in three more cities, with more set to come…
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DOJ could start taking a closer look at cybersecurity fraud on government technology providers
In today's Federal Newscast, officials at the Justice Department are sending a warning to government contractors, they will be turning up the False Claims heat…
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Office of Government Ethics has directions on who can bypass President's ethics pledge
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Government Ethics has more instructions on how agencies should implement President's Biden's new ethics pledge. See…
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TSA looking to hire thousands of new airport screeners
In today's Federal Newscast, the Transportation Security Administration is launching a national recruitment campaign to fill the jobs by this summer.See…
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DMV lawmakers want government to have its own batch of COVID vaccines for federal workers
In today's Federal Newscast, lawmakers in the national capital region say the federal government should get its own supply to vaccinate federal workers. See…
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Defense Department receives praise for efficient IT spending
In today's Federal Newscast, the Pentagon’s inspector general gives high marks to DoD’s information technology response to COVID-19.See Privacy Policy at…
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U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt hit with another pocket of COVID-19 cases
In today's Federal Newscast, coronavirus has returned to the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, the same carrier that saw a massive COVID-19 outbreak last year.See…
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More paid leave for federal employees takes another step towards reality
In today's Federal Newscast, the House Oversight and Reform Committee cleared a 570-million-dollar emergency paid leave sick leave bank for federal employees…
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Group of retired military officials back idea of making women register for the draft
In today's Federal Newscast, the idea of requiring women to register for the draft now has the support of a handful of both male and female retired generals…
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DMV leaders want federal government to create plan for vaccinating federal employees
In today's Federal Newscast, national capital area leaders say the federal government should take the lead in directly vaccinating the region's federal…
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New study says sexual assault in the military is starting to hurt overall strength
In today's Federal Newscast, as sexual assault continues to be a bigger issue in the military, a new study finds it is affecting retention.See Privacy Policy…
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DOJ employees not required to get vaccine, but the agency can ask if they have or not
In today's Federal Newscast, the Justice Department isn't requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for its employees right now, but it may have more vaccine information…
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Pentagon IG reveals how Coronavirus was able to run wild on two Navy ships in 2020
In today's Federal Newscast, A new Pentagon inspector general’s report helps explain how two Navy vessels suffered major coronavirus outbreaks last year.See…
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DMV reps want to let feds use leave to get covid vaccine
In today's Federal Newscast, Maryland and Virginia Democrats say federal employees should have the option of taking administrative leave to get the COVID-19…
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President Biden looking to attract more people from STEM fields into the national security workforce
A new memo from President Biden will create a new inter-agency task force to develop proposals to recruit, retain and support national security…
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Congressman wonders when DHS frontline employees will get vaccinated
In today's Federal Newscast, House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member John Katko (R-NY) wants to know what the plan is for vaccinating frontline DHS…
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Congresswoman wants security clearance applicants to submit social media activity
In today's Federal Newscast, one member of Congress wants the Defense Department to start looking at social media posts as part of the security clearance…
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Online petition calls for letting soldiers have beards
In today's Federal Newscast, after the Army made huge changes to its grooming standards last week, some soldiers want more change. See Privacy Policy at…
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Pandemic has caused major delays in FOIA requests
In today's Federal Newscast, agencies are reporting widespread processing delays for Freedom of Information Act requests during the COVID-19 pandemic. See…
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Members of Congress want to help federal law enforcement officers retire if they're hurt on the job
In today's Federal Newscast, the Fair RETIRE Act would allow injured officers to stay in the same retirement system if they take another job within the civil…
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Members of Congress want to put defense funds President Trump used for a border wall back where he found them
In today's Federal Newscast, the Trump administration used Defense Department funds to build parts of a border wall. Now Congress wants that money back where…