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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
Program which oversees government biotoxins has major safety concerns
In today's Federal Newscast, a Government Accountability Report set for release today shows the Federal Select Agent Program is facing many personnel and…
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There is currently no White House plan for dealing with President Trump's conflicts of interest
In today's Federal Newscast, a bombshell report from minority members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee shows the Trump…
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Trump names David Kautter to head IRS and lead his push for tax reform
In today's Federal Newscast, President Trump has named Treasury Department executive David Kautter as the interim leader of IRS, and to lead his push for new…
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White House looks to ignite innovation in commercial drone use
In today's Federal Newscast, a new drone Integration Pilot Program aims to update U.S. aviation regulations to let companies test out new uses for unmanned…
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Visitors to popular National Parks may experience different kind of hike
In today's Federal Newscast, the National Park Service has issued a proposal to increase entrance fee prices at a handful of the nation's most popular…
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Bill to enhance Congress' oversight of agencies passes House
In today's Federal Newscast, a bill to give congressional committees more tools in making agencies comply with subpoenas gets through its first legislative…
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House Oversight Committee may subpoena agencies not providing info on private email use
In today's Federal Newscast, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) sent letters to 16 agencies demanding they respond to…
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IG: NASA made 'insufficient progress' to improve IT governance
In today's Federal Newscast, an audit by NASA's Office of Inspector General said the agency's Office of the Chief Information Officer may be unable to manage…
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OMB orders agencies to gauge cyber risk
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Management and Budget wants agencies to use the new approach for measuring cyber risk to see where they stand for…
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House bill would give federal hourly employees locality pay adjustments
In today's Federal Newscast, a bill introduced in the House would apply locality pay zones to federal employees working for hourly wages.See Privacy Policy at…
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OPM's new Combined Federal Campaign website delayed by hurricanes
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management said it hasn't launched its new donation site because many charities are still dealing with the…
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House Veterans Affairs Committee debates bill to put VA facilities under BRAC-like review
In today's Federal Newscast, the House Veterans Affairs Committee introduces the Asset and Infrastructure Review Act, which calls for VA to set up a commission…
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House passes bill to give TSP participants more withdrawal options
In today's Federal Newscast, a bill to let Thrift Savings Plan participants make more withdrawals from the TSP passes the House and heads to the Senate.See…
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Treasury Sec. Mnuchin, not out of the woods yet for travel habits
In today's Federal Newscast, the Treasury Department's inspector general is opening a second investigation into Secretary Steve Mnuchin's travels.See Privacy…
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New OPM course to help managers improve employee engagement
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management has a new online course to agencies comply with reorganization orders.See Privacy Policy at…
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TIGTA: IRS didn't just target conservative groups
In today's Federal Newscast, a report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administrations finds the Internal Revenue Service had many criteria for…
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Senator wants answers on why Congress is exempt from 'Obamacare'
In today's Federal News Radio, Senator Ron Johnson is threatening to subpoena documents from the Office of Personnel Management if they don't provide the…
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Tammy Flanagan: Navigating federal retirement paperwork
In the federal government, nothing happens until you fill out a form. That's certainly true of retirement, a topic on quite a few federal minds these days…
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White House pulls nominations for Air Force and Army general counsel
In today's Federal Newscast, after the Trump administration sent up 27 new nominations, it announced it was withdrawing two previous ones.See Privacy Policy at…
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Amid Price resignation, OMB warns agency leaders and VA becomes more transparent
In today's Federal Newscast, with Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigning after facing criticism for his travel habits, the Office of…
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House committee to examine federal agencies' use of private jets and military aircraft
In today's Federal Newscast, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is looking into how often political appointees use government-owned aircraft…
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Trump taps retired Air Force General for defense logistics post
In today's Federal Newscast, President Trump nominates Robert McMahon to be the next Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Material Readiness.See…
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House Oversight leaders ask if anyone else in the White House is using private email accounts
In today's Federal Newscast, after it was reported that many White House advisers are using private email accounts to conduct official business, the two top…
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CBP and ICE's unauthorized security detail for agency leaders
In today's Federal Newscast, a report from the Homeland Security Department's Inspector General finds executives with Customs and Border Protection and…
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Continuing Resolutions have become the norm
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from the Government Accountability Office shows just how often agencies have had to deal with Congress not passing an…
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Federal employees can now donate leave to victims of Hurricane Irma as well
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management sets up its second official emergency leave transfer program of this month.See Privacy Policy…
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Congress, Navy share blame for recent ship collisions in Asia-Pacific
In today's Federal Newscast, naval leaders and members of the Senate Armed Services Committee attempt to hash out how the two deadly ship collisions could have…
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Navy relieves two commanders in 7th fleet due to 'lack of confidence'
In today's Federal Newscast, as the Navy continues to investigate the deadly crashes involving two of its ships this summer, two commanders in the 7th fleet…
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New House bill aims to improve federal firefighters' retirement benefits
In today's Federal Newscast, two representatives introduce legislation to give federal firefighters retirement benefits that match up to their state and local…
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Government to put out help wanted sign for IT positions
In today's Federal Newscast, a new government-wide job posting seeks to fill critical technology and cyber positions in multiple agencies.See Privacy Policy at…
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Government to put out help wanted sign for IT positions
In today's Federal Newscast, a new government-wide job posting seeks to fill critical technology and cyber positions in multiple agencies.See Privacy Policy at…
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Poor conditions of Navy's shipyards impact operations, says GAO report
In today's Federal Newscast, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says the Navy's shipyards are in such bad shape they can no longer meet the…
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Poor conditions of Navy's shipyards impact operations, says GAO report
In today's Federal Newscast, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says the Navy's shipyards are in such bad shape they can no longer meet the…
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Proposed NDAA amendments look to regulate use of 'official time'
In today's Federal Newscast, Senator Ron Johnson introduces two new amendments to the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act which would increase monitoring…
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DOJ will not review case against Lois Lerner
In today's Federal Newscast, the Justice Department decides it will not be reopening the case against IRS executive Lois Lerner for her role in targeting…
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Former Commerce manager gets 4 years in jail for taking bribes
In today's Federal Newscast, a former IT manager with the Commerce Department has to pay a hefty fine and do some jail time for steering contracts to an…
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Making government more effective through data sharing
In today's Federal Newscast, the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking creates a list of ways using data sharing can help the government.See Privacy Policy…
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Hundreds of employees have left the EPA
In today's Federal Newscast, reports indicate the buyouts the Trump administration offered to many employees are starting to take effect.See Privacy Policy at…
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Technical snafu involving security contractor exposes thousand of former servicemembers' personal info
In today's Federal Newscast, the security contractor TigerSwan says a former recruiting vendor accidentally made thousands of its resume files publicly…
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Congress has a packed week ahead as it returns
In today's Federal Newscast, Congress is set to take on some important issues this week including Hurricane Harvey relief, the debt ceiling, and passing a…
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Lawmakers say existing solutions lull data breach victims into a false sense of security
In today's Federal Newscast, lawmakers are asking the Government Accountability Office to come up with better protections for victims of cyber attacks.See…
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Justice Department creating task force to go after Hurricane Harvey opportunists
In today's Federal Newscast, using lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina, the Justice Department has formed a task force to go after those looking to take…
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House Rep wants the Secret Service to stop paying Trump businesses
In today's Federal Newscast, Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) is introducing an amendment into an agency funding bill to prohibit the Secret Service from…
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Transgender personnel will still be able to serve in the military...for now
In today's Federal Newscast, after President Donald Trump issued a memorandum to end military recruitment of transgender personnel, Defense Secretary James…
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EPA Inspector General to review Administrator Pruitt's travels
In today's Federal Newscast, after a request from Senator Tom Carper (D-DE), the Environmental Protection Agency's Inspector General is looking into EPA…
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Air Force issues increase in flight pay for first time in 18 years
In today's Federal Newscast, the Air Force makes a series of adjustments with the goal of putting a dent in its pilot shortage.See Privacy Policy at…
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Zinke sends recommendations for national monuments to White House
In today's Federal Newscast, after being asked to review 27 nationally designated monuments, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke presents his ideas to the…
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Feds can now look to their phones for ethics questions
In today's Federal Newscast, a new mobile app provides insight for federal employees when facing dilemmas in government ethics.See Privacy Policy at…
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Navy leadership removes 7th fleet commander after 'loss of confidence'
In today's Federal Newscast, Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin has been relieved of command after a series of at-sea incidents including the most recent collision…
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Navy chief puts operations on hold after USS John McCain crash
In today's Federal Newscast, after the second crash in two months, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson calls for an "operational pause."See Privacy…
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Did Trump administration circumvent ethics rules in EPA hirings?
In today's Federal Newscast, two senators are questioning how the Trump administration hired non-confirmed political appointees at the EPA and the Council on…
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Conflict of interest, slow payouts among issues with DOJ's administering of 9/11 victims fund
In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General conducts an audit to see how well DOJ is handling the September 11th Victim…
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Government website developers may want to shift focus to mobile device access
In today's Federal Newscast, new numbers the General Services Administration's Digital Analysis Program shows an increasing amount of users accessing…
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Navy Commander pleads guilty to obstructing "Fat Leonard" investigation
In today's Federal Newscast, Navy Commander Bobby Pitts admits to helping Glen Defense Marine Asia CEO Leonard Francis during the investigation into the…
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CBP's $5 million in unnecessary polygraph exams
In today's Federal Newscast, a Homeland Security Department Inspector General report says Customs and Border Protection was conducting lie detector tests on…
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No sequestration for agencies this year
In today's Federal Newscast, the Congressional Budget Office reiterates its earlier findings that discretionary spending will not bust established budget caps…
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GAO: Measuring accomplishments of military bands is difficult
In today's Federal Newscast, a new Government Accountability Office report attempted to see if the 136 military bands are completing their objectives.See…
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Veterans Affairs forced to take back fired D.C. medical center director
In today's Federal Newscast, after firing the director of the VA's D.C. Medical Center, the agency is forced to reinstate him while the case is being…
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Democratic lawmakers want to know how much agencies are giving Trump companies
In today's Federal Newscast, minority members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee send letters to the heads of all agencies, asking what…
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Agencies get help with recruitment and retainment
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management sets up a new online course to help HR workers understand their options for improving agency…