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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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SBA cited for failure to respond to inquiries after Hurricane Harvey
In today's Federal Newscast, the Small Business Administration's inspector general cites the agency for failing to respond to phone calls and emails in the…
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Congressmen looking to make sure feds and servicemembers are paid during possible shutdown
In today's Federal Newscast, with the possibility of a government shutdown growing, members of Congress want to make sure federal employees and members of the…
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After SpaceX failure, NASA says it will strengthen requirements on space launch contractors
In today's Federal Newscast, NASA officials tell a House space subcommittee its plans for making sure its astronauts are safe when using a commercial space…
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Former CIA officer arrested for holding secure information
In today's Federal Newscast, the Justice Department gets a hold of a former CIA case officer its been trying to apprehend since 2012.See Privacy Policy at…
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Working group launched to begin review of protections for federal court employees
In today's Federal Newscast, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts establishes a Federal Judiciary Workplace Conduct Working Group to look at what…
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Secretary Zinke reveals plans for Interior's future
In today's Federal Newscast, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke lays out what he has in mind for reorganizing the Interior Department.See Privacy Policy at…
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Veterans Affairs publishes how many opioids it's prescribing online
In today's Federal Newscast, to show its progress in reducing long-term use of them, the Veterans Affairs Department posts the rates of opioid prescriptions…
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Even IRS watchdogs agree the agency needs more money
In today's Federal Newscast, National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson told Congress the IRS lack of funding is the root of many of the agency's problems with…
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USDA cutting down on telework for all employees
In today's Federal Newscast, a new HR directive to employees at the Agriculture Department makes severe changes to the agency's telework policy.See Privacy…
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Postal Service to offer thousands of employees early retirement
In today's Federal Newscast, in an attempt to rightsize the agency's workforce, the Postal Services is the latest agency to offer early retirement to many of…
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CBP searched through record number of electronic devices in 2017
In today's Federal Newscast, Customs and Border Protection said it reviewed over 30 thousand electronic devices last year, while also announcing changes it has…
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Pay freeze for VP, senior political appointees to stay in place for 2018
In today's Federal Newscast, unless Congress makes a change in any upcoming spending bills, the pay freeze placed on the Vice President and other senior…
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OMB Director hits Capitol Hill hoping to hammer out 2018 budget
In today's Federal Newscast, Office of Management and Budget director Mick Mulvaney pushes for a clean funding bill before the current continuing resolution…
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NSA officials worry agency is facing brain drain
In today's Federal Newscast, the Washington Post reports senior officials at the National Security Agency are concerned about the departure of top talent in…
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Justice Department, DEA to try new tactics in fight against opioids
In today's Federal Newscast, the Justice Department as well as the Drug Enforcement Agency are implementing new measures in it's ongoing battle to stem the…
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NIST looks to private sector for help securing IoT devices
In today's Federal Newscast, the National Institute of Standards and Technology will soon start hosting events to exchange ideas on methods and technologies to…
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Obamacare enrollment for 2018 tops 8.7 million, exceeds expectations
In today's Federal Newscast, The Obama-era health care law President Trump has called a disaster is actually exceeding expectations.See Privacy Policy at…
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Trump told Census Bureau leadership vacuum could impact 2020 headcount
In today's Federal Newscast, President Trump hears from two Democratic senators concerned about the lack of leadership at the Census Bureau.See Privacy Policy…
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High-level action needed to address harassment complaints at Justice
In Today's Federal Newscast, The Justice Department inspector general reportedly called for high level action to address the way DoJ handles sexual harassment…
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IRS blames drop in criminal investigations on manpower shortfalls
In Today's Federal Newscast, the IRS blames staffing shortages for a drop in investigative cases.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California…
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Report: Over 700 employees have left EPA
In today's Federal Newscast, according to report from the New York Times and ProPublica, a large amount of employees have quit, retired from or accepted buy…
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Lawmakers ask Secretary Tillerson to clarify if State and USAID will merge
In today's Federal Newscast, 16 members of Congress want answers about the future of the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development.See…
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DoD may have a long road ahead to audit readiness
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department's Inspector General finds serious deficiencies with the ways the Defense Finance and Accounting Service…
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Veterans Affairs IG: VA's Real Time Location System being mismanaged with lack of oversight
In today's Federal Newscast, the system Veterans Affairs wants to use for automating certain medical procedures and tracking and monitoring medical supplies is…
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CBP gets industry help with hiring plans
In today's Federal Newscast, Customs and Border Protection awards a large contract for help hiring 5,000 new Border Patrol agents.See Privacy Policy at…
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Zinke fires four senior managers after internal survey reveals harassment problems
In today's Federal Newscast, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke posted a video announcement to go with the results of a department-wide survey which showed many…
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Navy readiness review shows troubling statistics
In today's Federal Newscast, a readiness review prompted by this year's deadly collisions in the Pacific finds the Navy has serious supply and demand…
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GAO: Transportation Dept. violated anti-lobbying provision with a retweet
The Government Accountability Office finds DOT a provision in the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act when it retweeted and liked a…
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FCC will work with FTC to protect consumers in post-net neutrality landscape
In today's Federal Newscast, with the expected adoption of the Restoring Internet Freedom Order by the Federal Communications Commission, it makes an agreement…
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Congressional reorganization of DHS gets thumbs up from new secretary
A bill calling for a new branch of the Homeland Security Department to focus solely on cybersecurity and infrastructure passes the House.See Privacy Policy at…
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Zinke calls report about personal use of government helicopters a 'total fabrication'
In today's Federal Newscast, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has attacked reports questioning his use of National Park Service helicopters for political…
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Agencywide audit of Defense Department begins
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department Office of Inspector General says it has started the arduous process of reviewing the Pentagon's…
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Backlash forces VA to halt plan to divert funding for homeless vets
In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Veterans Affairs said its plan to slash funding for a key program that provides housing to homeless veterans has…
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FEMA employees may see pay reduced for working too much
In today's Federal Newscast, many employees with the Federal Emergency Management Agency who worked overtime aiding in recent recovery efforts could have to…
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CBO Report: Trump's proposed military buildup will cost $683 billion more
In today's Federal Newscast, a Congressional Budget Office analysis finds the Trump administration military goals to improve readiness and size will increase…
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Congress extends deadline for GSA to create plan for FBI headquarters
In today's Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration gets a 60 day extension to figure out the direction it wants to take with the FBI…
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GAO suspends contractor from filing bid protests for the second time
In today's Federal Newscast, just three months after its first suspension expired, Latvian Connection is once again banned from filing any new bid protestsSee…
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Sexual harassment training now required for members of the House and staff
In today's Federal Newscast, a resolution is approved in the House, requiring the training happen within 180 days after this Congress' second session…
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Federal judge's ruling allows Mulvaney to take over CFPB
In today's Federal Newscast, the tug-of-war for leadership of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has swung in the Trump administrations favor, as a…
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GAO slams VA's failure to report poor performing doctors
In Today Federal Newscast, the Veterans Affairs Department failed to report 90 percent of its poorest-performing doctors to a national database.See Privacy…
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Attorney General orders FBI and ATF to review National Instant Criminal Background Check System
In today's Federal Newscast, citing the recent mass shooting in Texas, Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants the agencies to review the system in place for…
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Online petition asks the Justice Department to take action against sexual assault
In today's Federal Newscast, a "We the People" petition to the White House demands the Justice Department take action against sexual assault.See Privacy Policy…
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Veterans Day indictment for former Veterans Affairs employee
In today's Federal Newscast, new inscriptions on the Marine Memorial honor Marines who have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.See Privacy Policy at…
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Marine memorial gets new inscriptions to honor Middle East conflicts
In today's Federal Newscast, new inscriptions on the Marine Memorial honor Marines who have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.See Privacy Policy at…
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Slow-killing parasite linked to cancer in some Vietnam vets
In today's Federal Newscast, Hundreds of veterans have a new reason to believe they may be dying from a silent bullet. Test results show some men may have been…
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Who is the highest paid federal employee? Hint: It's not Donald Trump
In today's Federal Newscast, Bill Johnson, President and ECO of the Tennessee Valley Authority is the highest paid federal employee at nearly $5 million…
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Trump signs new, flexible TSP Act into law
In today's Federal Newscast, President Trumps signs the TSP Modernization Act, giving federal workers more flexibility in managing withdrawals from the…
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House committee backs westward move for Interior employees
In today's Federal Newscast, Republican leaders on the House Natural Resources Committee have written to President Trump in support of an Interior Department…
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Hatch cancels plan to end TSP catch-up contributions
In today's Federal Newscast, an amendment to the proposed Senate tax reform legislation to eliminate federal employee retirement savings catch-up payments has…
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Latest IT report card means more agencies could get grounded
In today's Federal Newscast, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has given lower grades to six agencies on their latest Federal IT Acquisition…
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Pentagon IG asks why civilian law enforcement didnt get Texas shooters court martial records
In today's Federal Newscast, the Pentagons inspector general has begun its formal review of the military's procedures for sending criminal record information…
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Foreign hackers are helping DoD find cyber vulnerabilities
In today's Federal Newscast, the Pentagon credits hundreds of hackers around the world for helping it find thousands of cybersecurity vulnerabilities over the…
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Veterans Day indictment for former Veterans Affairs employee
In today's Federal Newscast, a former employee of the Veterans Affairs Department has been charged with wire fraud and bribery.See Privacy Policy at…
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Diplomatic workers' group warns, State Department leadership being 'depleted'
In today's Federal Newscast, The American Foreign Service Association pens a letter to members citing its president's concerns about the current state of the…
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GAO: Most agencies struggle with incremental approach to IT projects
In today's Federal Newscast, a new Government Accountability Office report has found many agencies are having trouble implementing one of the key parts of the…
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Large turnout for CIO Council's first job fair
In today's Federal Newscast, more than 30 agencies met with more than 1,200 applicants coming from all over the country to fill cyber and IT vacancies in the…
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Pelosi supports training for Congress to prevent sexual harassment
In today's Federal Newscast, the House Democratic leader said she hopes Congress will move quickly to pass legislation requiring lawmakers and their staff to…
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VA aims to RAMP-up claims review process for vets
In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced the launch of the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP) to give…
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Congress to consider panel to plan for severe weather
In today's Federal Newscast, Congress will consider creation of a top-level panel to prepare for major weather events.See Privacy Policy at…
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OPM creates yet another emergency leave transfer program
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management sets up another leave transfer program for federal employees to help their colleagues impacted…