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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
FDA having trouble retaining supervisors and managers
In today's Federal Newscast, according to an assessment of its own workforce, nearly have of senior leaders at the Food and Drug Administration are eligible to…
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New program lets young military truck drivers put skills to use in the private sector
In today's Federal Newscast, the Transportation Department is letting a “limited number” of young veterans and military reservists who’ve obtained the military…
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Bill in Congress tries again to secure parental leave for feds
In today’s Federal Newscast, a DMV Congresswoman introduces legislation to make sure federal employees get at least up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave.See…
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State Department looks to update Consular Affairs IT with big contract
In today’s Federal Newscast, the State Department plans to spend almost a billion dollars to modernize four key services under the Bureau of Consular…
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Former ICE chief counsel sentenced for stealing identities of immigrants
In today’s Federal Newscast, Raphael Sanchez, former chief counsel for Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s Office of Principal Legal Advisor used the…
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Rep. Comstock offers legislation to give feds paid parental leave
Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) has offered legislation to give federal employees up to 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth, adoption or foster placement of a…
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Reform taxes IRS resources for next filing season
National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson reported that changes in the new tax law will create hurdles for IRS in preparing for next filing season.See Privacy…
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A ‘glass ceiling’ still exists for women in federal law enforcement
In today's Federal Newscast, women still only make up a fraction of federal law enforcement officials. The Justice Department's Office of Inspector General…
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House Budget Committee renews efforts to cut retirement benefits
In its 2019 proposal, the House Budget Committee wants federal employees to contribute more toward a defined benefit retirement plan. And, it again seeks to…
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Senate Democrats, union leaders push back against Trump workforce orders
Three more Senate Democrats have added their voices to leaders of government worker unions in opposing President Trump's recent worforce executve orders. Sen…
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Senate Appropriations passes civilian employee pay hike for 2019
All hope is not lost for federal civilian employees looking for a pay raise in 2019. The Senate Appropriations Committee has cleared the Financial Services and…
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Now that it's law, veterans service organizations want Congress to actually pay for VA MISSION Act
In today's Federal Newscast, over 30 veterans service organizations ask Senate and House Veterans Affairs leadership to help secure specific funding for the VA…
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Senators weigh in on Trump’s federal workforce executive orders
In today’s Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, 45 Democratic Senators write to President Trump to express their concern with the White House’s recent trio…
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Numbers for women in federal law enforcement lagging
In today's Federal Newscast, a new study by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission highlights the trouble federal agencies are having recruiting and…
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FAA safety inspectors improperly allowed planes to fly without critical safety information
In today's Federal Newscast, a whistleblower and the Office of Special Counsel say inspectors with the Federal Aviation Administration cleared planes for take…
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Contracting officers must now put language prohibiting Kaspersky products and services in solicitations
In today's Federal Newscast, the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council created a new rule to enforce the Homeland Security Department's ban on the Russian…
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VA makes annual nursing home ratings public for the first time
In today's Federal Newscast, the Veterans Affairs Department publishes the ratings of its 130 community living centers.See Privacy Policy at…
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Interior IG: Insider cyber risks threaten nation’s hydropower dams
In today's Federal Newscast, The Interior Department's inspector general reported at least two of the nation's largest hydropower dams face a high cyber risk…
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House Dems slam EPA's Pruitt for allegedly delaying FOIA requests
In today's Federal Newscast, House Democrats continued their campaign to oust Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt. This time, Pruitt is…
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Taxpayer advocate reports IRS is still unfairly targeting those in poverty
In today's Federal Newscast, National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson reports low-income Americans are still being targeted by private debt collectors hired by…
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Former DoD chief Ash Carter calls Space Force a 'bad idea'
In today's Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, former Defense Secretary Ash Carter calls the idea of a separate branch of the military devoted to space is…
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Alliant 2 contracting vehicle to start accepting orders
In today's Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, after winning the four remaining protests holding up the multiple award IT services governmentwide contract…
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Bill to put publicize IG recommendations passes Senate
In today’s Federal Newscast, a bill out of the Senate would require all open recommendations from agency inspectors general that are over a year old to posted…
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Former Defense Intelligence Officer arrested for working with Chinese government
In today's Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, the Justice Department says a former Defense Intelligence Officer received at least $800,000 to act as an…
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Federal employee volunteer hours can now go toward Combined Federal Campaign
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management releases guidance to help employees convert volunteer hours into credit for the CFC.See Privacy…
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Air Force gives commanders more options for promoting Airmen
In today’s Federal Newscast, the Air Force updates its Stripes for Exceptional Performers Program used to promote those who show potential.See Privacy Policy…
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Senators hope to save cybersecurity coordinator position
In today's Federal Newscast, 18 Democratic Senators ask National Security adviser John Bolton to reconsider his decision to absorb the White House…
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CBO: Trump administration's proposed changes to federal retirement could save $109B
In today's Federal Newscast, the Congressional Budget Office reviewed how much money the government would save if Congress implements the White House's new…
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Air Force plans to welcome back retired pilots to fill manpower shortages
In today's Federal Newscast, the Air Force said it could recall as many as 1,000 retirees to active duty as it aims to reduce its growing deficit of pilots.See…
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Border Patrol Union unsatisfied with National Guard's limited role at Southern Border
In today's Federal Newscast, the president of the Nation Border Patrol Council tells the LA Times deploying the National Guard to the U.S. southern border has…
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Trump administration wants to let the space industry soar freely
In today's Federal Newscast, a new proposal rolls back what the White House deems over-regulation of the commercial space launch industry.See Privacy Policy at…
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Senate bill calls for small defense contractors getting paid quicker
In today’s Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, bipartisan legislation in the Senate would shorten the deadline for the Defense department to pay defense…
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Latest FITARA scorecard shows ups and downs
In today's Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee releases the expanded Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act…
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Air Force moving pilots back to U.S. to reduce burden on families
In today’s Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, the Air Force has started to move some of its pilots back to the U.S. as part of an effort to reduce the…
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State Department IG investigating reassignments of high level personnel
In today’s Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, following a request from Congressional regulators, the State Department’s Inspector General is looking into…
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IG: DoD made $500M in questionable payments to contractors working in Afghanistan
In today’s Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, the Pentagon’s inspector general finds the Defense Department routinely reimbursed contractors for the…
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GOP Senators hope to avoid government shutdown
In today’s Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, wary of another last-minute budget deal, seven Republican Senators ask Majority Leader Mitch McConnell…
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VA MISSION Act passes the House
In today's Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, the House passes the VA MISSION Act which would give the Veterans Affairs Department a long awaited…
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FedRAMP, Cloud Security Alliance creating new Joint Certification System
In today’s Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, the Federal Risk Authorization and Management Program and the Cloud Security Alliance announce the creation…
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VA doctors, now allowed to treat patients in other states via telehealth
In today’s Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, a rule allowing Veterans Affairs providers to administer healthcare across state lines using virtual…
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GAO: Military provisions could be reducing competition for Defense contracts
In today’s Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, the Government Accountability Office finds 75 percent of of the Defense Department’s IDIQ type contracts…
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DHS considering punishments for contractors still using Kaspersky Lab products
In today’s Federal Newscast, officials from the Homeland Security Department tell lawmakers the agency is working across government to figure out consequences…
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Proposal to track executive branch's use of military aircraft gets nixed
In today's Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, the House Armed Services Committee kills a proposal aimed at exposing more details about government…
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Trump administration wants to cut $15 billion in unused funds
In today’s Federal Newscast, President Trump asks Congress for permission to reduce spending by $15 billion, all coming from unobligated funds.See Privacy…
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USPS wants centralized mailbox locations for new addresses
In today’s Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, a policy update from USPS emphasizes its preference for so-called clustered box units in new housing…
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OMB can’t find files containing public comments on reorganization initiative
In today’s Federal Newscast, responding to a Freedom of Information Act request, the Office of Management and Budget was unable to locate the hundreds of…
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IG: Energy's CFO went $16 million over budget in 2017
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from the Energy Department's Inspector General finds the agency's Chief Financial Officer moved too much money over…
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Oops, another Hatch Act violation by a political appointee
In today's Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, the Office of Special Counsel found that FCC Commissioner Michael O'Reilly violated the Hatch Act stumping…
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Lawsuit against VA claims Trump broke the law with Wilkie appointment
In today’s Federal Newscast, two organizations are suing the Veterans Affairs Department over the White House’s decision to appoint defense undersecretary…
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Veterans Choice program faces another fiscal cliff
In today’s Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie urges Congress to take action to permanently fund the…
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House conservatives revive efforts to cut federal pay raises, create an ‘at will’ workforce
In today’s Federal Newscast, conservative lawmakers have proposed eliminating all automatic pay raises for federal employees, while creating a workforce that…
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FOI documents show CBP's long-term problem with corruption
In today's Federal Newscast, recently-released documents indicated more than 200 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employees have been arrested on charges…
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House Dems threaten subpoenas for Trump Administration whistleblower documents
In today's Federal Newscast, Democratic leaders on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee want to subpoena documents the Justice and Homeland…
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OPM's Pon seeks important role for human capital council
The director of the Office of Personnel Management said he wants to restore the importance of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council. Jeff Pon has asked…
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DRAIN Act would move non-security agencies out of Washington
In today's Federal Newscast, a Senate lawmaker has proposed legislation that would seek to move all non-security federal agencies out of the Washington, D.C…
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Former cyclist Lance Armstrong ordered to pay Postal Service $5 million
In today’s Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, the Justice Department settles a lawsuit that alleges Armstrong violated sponsorship agreements his cycling…
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Pentagon officials describe impact sequestration had on DoD facilities
In today’s Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment Lucian Niemeyer tells members of…
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Vice President Pence nominates Commerce Department for maintaining safety in space
In today’s Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, the National Space Council, led by Vice President Mike Pence, will recommend giving Commerce the task of…
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Pentagon gives details on plan to send National Guard to U.S. southern border
In today’s Federal Newscast, the Defense Department will be sending up to 4,000 troops to U.S.-Mexico border to assist the Homeland Security Department.See…
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Pentagon to set up new office focused on advancing artificial intelligence
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department's research and engineering chief says the office's creation to counter advancements made in the field by…