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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
Navy defends itself over health impact of Honolulu fuel spill
(4/30/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: Members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee have introduced a bill to authorize new VA facilities in eight states…
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By Friday, agencies required to name senior career official to lead their presidential transition efforts
(4/29/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: GSA is looking for members to serve on its new Open Government Federal Advisory Committee. Senators are raising…
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Iowa Senator underwhelmed by DoD oversight of government purchase card
(4/26/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: OPM advises agencies on how they should consider a job candidate's criminal background. Staffing shortfalls will…
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GSA releases GenAI buying guide for agencies
(4/25/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: Assistant U.S. attorneys at DOJ are calling for more flexibility and consistency in their telework options. The…
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Wisconsin Senator calls out USPS leadership as first-class financial failures
(4/24/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: Federal employees’ participation rates in the Thrift Savings Plan are gradually rising. The Census Bureau is laying…
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Army commanders fail to adequately address all forms of harassment, DoD IG says
(4/23/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Defense Information Systems Agency reaches a new milestone in its classified cloud environment. The Cybersecurity…
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New law requires telework option for pregnant women
(4/22/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Defense Health Agency and the Defense Innovation Unit are asking for ideas to make DoD health care more…
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Defense contractor pleads guilty to bribery
(4/19/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: An Illinois Congresswoman looks to put the postal service's network modernization plans on hold. The State Department…
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Children at this air force base appear to have higher rate of rare brain-and-spinal-cord cancer
(4/18/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The IRS received over 100 million individual tax returns this year. The big membership numbers for AFGE, make it the…
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Since recent pay raise, fewer feds leaving TSA
(4/17/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: A half million veterans give high marks to VA health care. The NSA is urging organizations to deploy increasingly…
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Accenture Federal Services acquires major federal contractor
(4/16/24) - Lawmakers are pushing for more access to specialty services in the military’s health care system. The IRS hit its goal for the number of tax filers…
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OMB discards all COVID-19 executive orders onto the syringe-heap of history
(4/15/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: Military pharmacies are finally back to business as usual after a February cyber attack. A new request for information…
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COVID-fraud crackdown has netted over $3B since 2021
(4/12/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: Junior enlisted service members could get a 15% pay hike as soon as next year. A Senate committee is trying to find…
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Since February, DHS has received over 3,000 applications for new AI Corps
(4/11/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: To curb costs, Army officials are considering cuts to education benefits for their soldiers. The Army's Chief…
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Navy unveils new strategy for science and technology
(4/10/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: An Air Force legislative proposal to transfer National Guard space units to the Space Force is sparking a backlash…
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Oregon Senator fed up with data breaches, blasts Big Tech, demands mandatory standards
(4/9/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The General Services Administration is looking to eliminate the use of "forever chemicals" in federal buildings…
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Feds in fatigues, too fatigued to properly do their jobs, GAO says
(4/8/24) - For another year, agencies have likely escaped budget cuts due to sequestration. CISA is preparing to host its biggest biannual cybersecurity…
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Some lawmakers offer more teeth to Biden's Schedule F takedown
(4/5/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: New guidance is out to improve the management of more than a trillion dollars in federal grants. The Postal Service is…
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Justice Department issues data challenge to help address nation’s drug crisis
(4/4/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The State Department says recent budget cuts will lead to an overburdened workforce. The Department of Homeland…
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New chief diversity and inclusion officer headed to State Dept.
(4/3/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Pentagon's first-of-its-kind Commercial Space Integration Strategy comes out this week. The Office of Personnel…
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Women-owned small businesses win record $25.5B in federal contracts
(4/2/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Navy is updating its basic training phone call policy. The Census Bureau is looking to roll out a remote-work…
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OMB adds new category to federal requirements for collecting race, ethnicity data
(4/1/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Defense Department has established the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy. There is a…
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Agencies continue struggle with overspending when doling out benefits
(3/29/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Army has opened a central office to manage the relocation of military families with special needs. A data…
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Lawmakers call telework protest 'hypocritical'
(3/28/24) - Federal employees donated more than $68 million to this year’s Combined Federal Campaign. The DoD abortion policy, that Sen. Tommy Tuberville…
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Hand-to-phone combat: DoD marches toward social media to battle recruiting crisis
(3/27/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: TSP participants, receiving a full match, is once again on the rise. Senate lawmakers are advancing legislation that…
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Hackers have 'gone phishing' at State, targeting paychecks and pensions
(3/26/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: Following a recent ransomware attack, the Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman is calling on HHS to increase…
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With an eye toward China and Russia, Senate Intelligence Committee asks DoD for advanced civil nuclear technology on U.S. bases
(3/25/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: Vendors likely will have to wait a little longer for the final solicitation of the SEWP VI governmentwide acquisition…
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New bill calls for permanent, renewed pipeline between federal unions, management
(3/22/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Defense Innovation Unit could get a major funding boost. A powerful senator is asking the GAO to review the risks…
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Judge orders Army Corps of Engineers send whistleblower 'thank you letter'
(3/21/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: Military families continue to discourage family members from joining the military. Meanwhile, the Army is looking to…
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Amid safety concerns, AFGE urges Congress to increase Bureau of Prison funding
(3/20/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: U.S. spy agencies are doubling down on efforts to harness open-source intelligence. A free, online tax preparation…
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Coast Guard improves access to mental health care
(3/19/23) - In today's Federal Newscast: HHS is launching a probe into the huge cyber attack on Change Healthcare. GSA is ready to take the next step in…
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Supreme Court rules public officials cannot block critics on social media, even from personal accounts
(3/18/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Defense Department has a new director in charge of security clearances. Wildland firefighters are still fighting…
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White House looking to invest more in younger workforce in government
In today's Federal Newscast, the Biden administration is eyeing more investments for federal early-career hiring in fiscal 2025.See Privacy Policy at…
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Secret Service beginning preps to welcome soccer fans from all over the world
In today's Federal Newscast, the Secret Service is warming up plans for one of the biggest sporting events in the world.See Privacy Policy at…
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Federal employee groups want to know why civilians can't get the same raise as military members this year
In today's Federal Newscast, federal groups and unions are less than pleased with the White House's proposed 2% raise for civilian feds in 2025See Privacy…
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White House wants Congress to give IRS back promised Inflation Reduction Act funds
In today's Federal Newscast, the White House wants Congress to reverse a big cut to the IRS’ multi-year modernization fund.See Privacy Policy at…
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New instructions to help agencies to re-establish relationships with federal employee unions
In today's Federal Newscast, agencies and federal unions just got marching orders to re-establish labor-management forums. See Privacy Policy at…
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Marines become first military branch to ever pass financial audit
(3/8/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: A new-and-improved effort is underway to sell federal buildings. Agencies and vendors have until Monday to give…
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DoD slated to receive over $18B for military construction initiatives
(3/7/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Government Publishing Office has a new CHCO. VA efforts have accelerated to hire and market jobs to military…
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New House bill specifies how agencies should use artificial intelligence
(3/6/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: When it comes to safety, many federal buildings can't keep up, according to the Government Accountability Office. The…
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VA finalizes new abortion rule for all states
(3/5/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: Funding for IT modernization at one agency is slated to get a boost this year. CISA says hackers are still exploiting…
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Lawmakers weekend effort delivers six funding bills, as government-shutdown-fuse burns slowly toward detonation
(3/4/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Commandant of the Marine Corps is still waiting to get the all-clear from his doctors, since his January heart…
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DoD contractors slip the grip of new environmental regulations
(3/1/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: . President Biden names his former Labor Secretary to the Postal Service Board of Governors. The Social Security…
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Agencies need to do more to train employees on workplace sexual harassment prevention, GAO says
(2/29/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The White House is considering new recommendations for agencies to take action on critical infrastructure security…
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Thrift Savings Plan board prepares for government shutdown
(2/28/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Army is cutting about 24,000 military positions, as it restructures itself for large-scale combat operations. The…
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House VA Committee Chairman takes closer look at recent sexual harassment scandal
(2/27/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The White House is shining a light on a major source of cybersecurity risks. A new policy will increase drinking water…
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Whistleblowers exposing fraud pocket over $350M
(2/26/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The FCC moves toward establishing an “Energy Star” type labeling program for cybersecurity. Navy’s new council will…
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Fraudster hacks federal auction website, buys truck for a dollar
(2/23/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Justice Department has named a Princeton professor as its first chief science and technology adviser. Some new…
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Top DoD intelligence official retiring
(2/22/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: A top Defense Department intelligence official is retiring. U.S. Central Command is about to release its own data…
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NSA cyber official retiring
(2/21/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Agriculture Department is launching a Digital Service Fellows Program. Lawmakers want the next military budget to…
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Pentagon IG not impressed by effectiveness of DoD vendors' award fees
(2/20/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Army is looking for international innovators to share their novel technology solutions. CISA is renewing a task…
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Congresswoman blasts GSA for making Chinese-tech purchases
(2/16/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: Congresswoman Nancy Mace is taking on the GSA for making Chinese-tech purchases. The Social Security Administration is…
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Bloody syringes in VA hospital laundry bins, inject 'better staff training' into GAO recommendation
(2/15/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Navy has updated its uniform-and-personal-appearance policy. Bloody syringes in a VA hospital laundry bin, get the…
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Feds get details via video on how snow days determined
(2/14/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: A DoD contractor pleads guilty to shafting domestic suppliers, by buying cheaper parts overseas. The Navy is using AI…
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NASA names new small business programs director
(2/13/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: U.S. Cyber Command gets federal laboratory designation. NASA names Dwight Deneal as its new director of small business…
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Decade of pay stagnation continues for for VP, senior political appointees
(2/12/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Congressional Research Service is hiring a new director. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services completed 10…
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Oregon senator urges Biden to fire Social Security's IG
(2/9/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: A new tutorial video is out to help feds through the retirement process. NIH has a new director of its Center for…
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Federal-watchdog impersonators make phone calls in 'money-laundering' scam
(2/8/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Department of Homeland Security plans to go on an AI hiring spree. Lawmakers urge OPM to do more to make feds aware…
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Intelligence Community gets another new big-agency leader
(2/7/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Senate confirms Kurt Campbell as the next deputy secretary of state. The Office of Management and Budget is looking…
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Gen. Timothy Haugh takes charge of the NSA, U.S. Cyber Command
(2/6/24) - In today's Federal Newscast: Nineteen federal experts have some ideas on how to strengthen the budget process. Congress attempts to strengthen…