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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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TSP sets milestones in assets and members
In today's Federal Newscast, the Thrift Savings Plan crosses the $700-billion threshold for the first time ever.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy…
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GSA testing to see how much low-value work agency employees are doing
In today's Federal Newscast, over a third of federal employees say they spent as many as five hours out of their work week doing low-value or tedious work.See…
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RAND: Federal STEM workers earning thousands less than private-sector
In today's Federal Newscast, the RAND Corporation finds that the private sector pays more … but federal agencies offer other benefits to its scientists. See…
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IRS looking to expand reach to non-English speakers
In today's Federal Newscast, with the tax filing season soon underway, the IRS is making its website more accessible to non-English speakers.See Privacy Policy…
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Pres. Biden looks to puts a hold on any midnight regulations from the Trump administration
In today's Federal Newscast, the White House tells agencies to hold off on publishing any new rules until after President Biden’s appointees have had a chance…
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Before leaving office, Trump orders CSO's to identify customers
In today's Federal Newscast, a new executive order from President Trump demands that cloud computing companies verify the identities of their customers. See…
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President Trump orders senior appointees to sign off on new regulations
In today's Federal Newscast, President Donald Trump signs an executive order requiring senior political appointees to sign off on new federal regulations.See…
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GAO: Though improved, DHS' employee engagement still needs a lot of work
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office sees some progress in the efforts from the Department of Homeland Security to improve…
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Dozens of VOA reporters calling for director to resign
In today's Federal Newscast, 26 journalists at Voice of America have demanded that VOA's director Robert Reilly resign after a reporter was reassigned for they…
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Government looking to reign in where it's drones come from
In today's Federal Newscast, GSA is removing all drones from Multiple Award Schedule Contracts that do not have the approval of the Defense Department.See…
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New bill could put more rules on departing federal employees
In today's Federal Newscast, two House lawmakers want to close what they call are loop holes for senior government officials when they leave federal service…
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Congresswoman says CBP has not fulfilled subpoenas for information on officers' online activity
In today's Federal Newscast, the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Reform Committee says Customs and Border Protection has yet to satisfy her document…
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NASA and FAA working together to ensure healthy future for commercial space travel
In today's Federal Newscast, with commercial space travel gaining momentum, NASA and the FAA are detailing how they'll support it.See Privacy Policy at…
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Union files grievance against EPA administrator over recap of negotiations
In today's Federal Newscast, A union representing EPA employees has filed an unfair labor practice charge, saying Administrator Andrew Wheeler is lying about…
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Contract spending reach 5-year high in 2020
In today's Federal Newscast, new analysis from Bloomberg Government found agencies spent almost 700 billion dollars on procurement last year.See Privacy Policy…
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Veterans Affairs gives an update on it's vaccine distribution efforts
In today's Federal Newscast, at least 132,000 health care professionals at the Department of Veterans Affairs have received the first dose of the COVID-19…
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CIA unveils new website to step up recruitment efforts
In today's Federal Newscast, the CIA adds another piece to its two-plus year effort to change the way its recruits the next generation of employees.See Privacy…
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OMB takes offense to Biden transition team's comments on its level of cooperation
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Management and Budget is not amused by recent claims from the Biden transition team that the agency isn't…
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Want a job with Joe? The Plum Book contains thousands!
Do you want a job? The Government Publishing Office is out with the latest Plum Book. The Commerce Department IG raises data-quality concerns over 2020 census…
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Virginia congressman wants to know the vaccination plans for federal employees
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) wants to know when and how Federal Employees will get vaccinated. The reenlisted rate in one branch of the military is sky high. And the…
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Part of Trump's ban on diversity training is blocked by a California federal judge
The executive order trying to ban certain types of diversity training is in trouble. During these last days in office, it looks like a first override is in the…
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The pandemic's toll on mental health should not be a security-clearance disqualifier, says national security official
DHS adds clarity to how agencies can secure remote workers. Fewer vendors filed protests over contracts with GAO. And the federal government will not be…
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NASA lays out list of 2020 accomplishments, includes pitching in during the pandemic
In today's Federal Newscast, NASA has made it's list of major accomplishments this year.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy…
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Over 70 West Point cadets accused of cheating
In today's Federal Newscast, more than 70 cadets training at West Point have been accused of cheating on a math exam that was being taken online due to COVID…
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IG: Education had decent reopening plans for allowing employees back
In today's Federal Newscast, the Education Department's inspector general says the agency developed a decent enough reopening plan for its employees during the…
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Congresswoman wants to make sure Trump administration preserves records
In today's Federal Newscast, House Oversight and Reform Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) wants to make sure President Trump doesn't dispose of any…
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One of the government's leading cybersecurity experts weighs in on SolarWinds breach
In today's Federal Newscast, National Institute of Standards and Technology Fellow Ron Ross has advice for officials knocked off their feet by the recent…
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President-elect Biden reacts to SolarWinds breach
In today's Federal Newscast, President-elect Joe Biden begins to set expectations for how his administration will handle cybersecurity.See Privacy Policy at…
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Veterans service organizations call on President Trump to fire VA Secretary
In today's Federal Newscast, the big-six veterans service organizations are calling on President Trump to immediately fire his VA secretary. See Privacy Policy…
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Senators want answers regarding SolarWinds cyber attack
In today's Federal Newscast, a bipartisan group of six Senators want the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to submit a report to…
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Federal robocallers must now have consent to drop you a line
The FCC rules that government contractors must have consent before robocalling. The president is strengthening the leadership at the Postal Service. And the…
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Federal robocallers must now have consent to drop you a line
The FCC rules that government contractors must have consent before robocalling. The president is strengthening the leadership at the Postal Service. And the…
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POTUS Executive Order on employee firings, gives birth to OPM guide
OPM has issued a guide on the President's executive order on employee firings. The nation’s largest veterans organization says the VA chief needs to go. And…
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Veterans groups 'surprised' by Biden's VA pick
In today's Federal Newscast, veterans service organizations and others have mixed reactions to President-elect Biden's pick to lead the Department of Veterans…
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FAR Council to implement new rule regarding reverse auctions
In today's Federal Newscast, five years after the Office of Federal Procurement Policy issued guidance on reverse auctions, the Federal Acquisition Regulations…
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Biden facing some pushback for SecDef pick
In today's Federal Newscast, the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee has questions about his fellow Democrat’s choice to lead the Pentagon.See…
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NDAA includes more Congressional oversight of OTAs
In today's Federal Newscast, Congress wants more transparency about the use of Other Transaction Authority in Defense spending.See Privacy Policy at…
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Trump fires defense advisers and replaces them with Lewandowski and Bossie
Firings at the Defense Business Board; A former general is out, but bring Corey Lewendowski is in. The Air Force is considering giving career and life coaching…
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GAO reports that there's still an inexplicable pay gap between men and women
The Federal pay gap between men and woman has narrowed...but it's still there. Two congressmen want to stop government funding that pays for experiments on…
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Report: 1 in 5 FEMA employees say they've experienced harassment on the job
In today's Federal Newscast, an employee survey the RAND Corporation conducted on FEMA's behalf shows some disturbing trends.See Privacy Policy at…
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Federal judge denies government's request to dismiss suit over 2019 shutdown pay
In today's Federal Newscast, a federal court has denied the government's request to dismiss a class action suit over the partial government shutdown that ended…
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IG: EPA pandemic guidance for employees differed by location
In today's Federal Newscast, reentry plans for Environmental Protection Agency employees over the summer varied widely depending across the country.See Privacy…
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Pandemic Response Accountability Committee flags gaps in federal data sources
In today's Federal Newscast, a report by the MITRE Corporation found 16 key concerns with the quality and accuracy of data available to the PRAC.See Privacy…
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DLA not letting pandemic stop it from sending warfighting troops Thanksgiving meals
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Logistics Agency said it's making sure all warfighters have a home-cooked meal with all the trimmings this holiday.See…
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Senators want know what VA has plan for Coronavirus vaccine distribution
In today's Federal Newscast, a group of Senate Democrats want to know how the Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine to…
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Pentagon cyber leader warns more needs to be done to make U.S. networks cyber resilient
In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Defense's head of cyber policy is warning that the Pentagon's cyber force is still not enough to protect the…
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Pentagon asking more employees to work from home over coronavirus concerns
In today's Federal Newscast, more Pentagon employees are being told to telework because of an uptick in coronavirus infections in the National Capital…
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Democratic lawmakers want answers from GSA administrator on Biden transition
In today's Federal Newscast, four Democrat House lawmakers and 41 Democrat senators are demanding GSA Administrator Emily Murphy brief them on her rationale…
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Forts named after Confederate Generals could be sticking point for NDAA
In today's Federal Newscast, the 2021 defense authorization bill is hitting the home stretch, but this year seems a little more hamstrung than others.See…
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President Trump names new Federal CIO
In today's Federal Newscast, President Donald Trump yesterday said he plans to name Basil Parker as the new federal chief information officer.See Privacy…
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House Dems want to prevent "Midnight Regulations" from Trump administration
In today's Federal Newscast, top Democrats on the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees warn the Trump administration not to fast-track agency regulations…
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Aircraft and COVID Carrier, sails and spreads, while half the sailors show no symptoms
A new study confirms that COVID-19 can spread, big time, asymptomatically. The U.S. Postal Service lost billions of dollars in Fiscal 2020. And a federal judge…
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Congressmen urge Biden not to appoint defense-industry pros to Pentagon jobs
Looks like they might be cleaning house at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency......Military retirees get less of a cost-of-living-adjustment…
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Biden transition team encounters thick fog on diversity at Foggy Bottom
- A top Biden transition-team member encounters bad climate on diversity at Foggy Bottom. Some federal workers might be getting a pay raise...others a pay…
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OPM reminds agencies of their obligations to their employees, who are reservists
- On this Veterans Day, OPM reminds agencies of their obligations to federal employees, who are called to active-duty military service... - A possible Air…
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Trump takes incoming fire for giving Esper the boot
- The Navy and Marine Corps hit the pause button on diversity and inclusion training. - Six former Homeland Security Secretaries say there are too many cooks…
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Post-election firings and resignations have begun
-Federal agencies are starting to experience firings and resignations... -DoD is walking the walk, to the tune of nearly $10 Billion dollars in savings... -…
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SBA is ordered to release the names of all recipients of COVID-19-related loans
- A multibillion dollar contract has been awarded to build nuclear-missile submarines. - An IG report expresses concern with OPM's cybersecurity efforts. - And…
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OSC: Election isn't settled but feds can wear political attire again
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Special Counsel issued a post-election Hatch Act advisory. The voting is over, so the OSC says it's ok to sport hats…
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With another wave of COVID-19 cases, House Democrats want to know how White House plans to keep feds safe
In today's Federal Newscast, Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee want to know how the Office of Personnel Management is keeping federal employees…