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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
IRS announces opening of 2026 tax filing season
The IRS says it’s ready for an increased workload after the start of this year’s tax filing season on Monday. The agency expects to receive 164 million…
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House Homeland Security Cmte Chairman calls for USCIS CBP and ICE leaders to testify
A top House Republican is calling on Department of Homeland Security officials to testify in front of Congress. Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew…
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House passes final spending bills before January 30th deadline
The House on Thursday passed the final group of spending bills needed before the January 30th funding deadline. In a vote of 341 to 88, lawmakers approved…
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DoD failed to provide Congress with $23B Golden Dome effort
Lawmakers are still waiting for the Defense Department to provide details on how it plans to spend $23 billion already approved for the Golden Dome effort…
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Senate Democrats call for greater oversight of DHS & ICE
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Rand Paul is facing calls to ramp up oversight of the Department of Homeland Security…
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Justice Dept recovers money than ever for False Claims Act violations
The Justice Department recovered more money through the False Claims Act in fiscal 2025 than ever before. New data says DoJ won $6.8 billion in settlements for…
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The Coast Guard officially has a new leader
The Coast Guard has a new leader. Admiral Kevin Lunday officially assumed command of the service on Thursday during a ceremony at Coast Guard headquarters. The…
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House Democrats call for DHS Secretary to be replaced
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is at the center of new calls to replace Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. In a letter to President Donald Trump…
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The TSP millionaires club adds another 5,000 members
Close to 5,000 more Thrift Savings Plan participants have joined the club of so-called TSP millionaires. As of January 1st, nearly 195,000 TSP participants now…
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The National Reconnaissance Office has a new top official
The secretive National Reconnaissance Office has announced a new top official. William Adkins was appointed principal deputy director of the NRO on Monday…
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Presidential Rank Awards return in 2026
The Presidential Rank Awards are back for 2026, and the Office of Personnel Management is now looking for nominations. The prestigious honors program is…
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DoD data on telework and remote work is likely inaccurate
A government watchdog found that the Defense Department has never formally evaluated telework and remote work programs against agency goals. DoD officials…
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Federal wildland firefighters are keeping their higher pay rates
Federal wildland firefighters would keep their higher pay rates under the latest congressional appropriations package. The spending “minibus” maintains funding…
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Federal retirement inventory reaches another new high
The federal retirement inventory has reached yet another new high. The Office of Personnel Management now has over 50,000 applications still awaiting a…
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Defense Department officially has a new CIO
Kirsten Davies has officially taken over the role of the Defense Department's chief information officer. She was sworn in right before the Christmas break…
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Thrift Savings Plan I fund continues year-long positive run
The Thrift Savings Plan's I fund continued its year-long positive run in December, posting a month over month increase of more than 3%. That, by far, was the…
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DHS agrees to push back plans to dissolve TSA union
The Department of Homeland Security has agreed to push back plans to dissolve a union agreement for airport screeners by one week as part of an ongoing court…
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There’s new leadership at the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency has new leadership in place. Justin Overbaugh has been serving as acting director of DCSA since November…
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DHS looks to cut number of paper FOIA requests
The Department of Homeland Security is looking to cut down on the number of paper Freedom of Information Act requests it receives. Under a final rule set to go…
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Veterans Affairs will no longer perform some emergency services
Veterans Affairs will no longer perform abortions in emergency cases in light of a new legal opinion from the Justice Department. The VA started providing…
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New bipartisan bill makes access to federal disaster aid relief easier
The Federal Emergency Management Agency would be required to create a universal disaster assistance application under a bill passed by the Senate last week…
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Defense Dept fails to pass its annual audit, again
The Defense Department failed to pass its annual audit once again. Auditors found 26 material weaknesses and “two significant deficiencies related to the DoD’s…
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Republican lawmakers seek reauthorization of key VA programs
House Republicans are seeking annual reauthorization of key programs at the Veterans Affairs Department. Top lawmakers on the House VA Committee are leading a…
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There’s a new recruitment opportunity at HHS
There’s a new recruitment opportunity at Health and Human Services. The agency has just launched the Roy Wilkins Fellowship. It’s reserved for students at…
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DHA reorganization left gaps in military health management
The Pentagon inspector general found the Defense Health Agency failed to issue finalized guidance defining roles, responsibilities and access-to-care standards…
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Army and Navy miscalculated number of low-scoring recruits entering military, IG finds
The Pentagon inspector general found the Army and Navy miscalculated the number of low-scoring recruits entering the military through their preparatory…
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More than 60% of government security clearance data last year was inaccurate
More than 60% of the government’s security clearance data last year was either inaccurate or incomplete. That’s according to a recent review conducted by the…
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Federal retirement numbers at OPM continue to rise
Federal retirement numbers at the Office of Personnel Management are continuing to skyrocket. In November, OPM took in another 23,000 applications from…
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$900 billion defense policy bill clears the House
The House has passed a $900 bill defense policy bill, which includes a 3.8% pay raise for service members. The must-pass legislation now heads to the Senate…
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Could USPS network changes threaten access to prescription drugs?
Recent changes to the Postal Service’s network could mean slower deliveries of prescription drugs in the mail. A study from the Brookings Institution finds 6%…
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The nation's largest federal employee union is not on board for the current NDAA
The nation’s largest federal employee union is urging Congress to vote against the House rule for the 2026 defense policy bill. The American Federation of…
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Army plans for clean 2028 audit in jeopardy, IG says
More discouraging news for the Pentagon’s prospects of obtaining a clean financial audit by the current 2028 deadline. A new evaluation by the Defense…
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More moves to reorganize the Army take effect today
More moves to reorganize the Army take effect today. The new Army Western Hemisphere Command will officially come into being with its headquarters at Fort…
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There’s a new performance management training program for federal supervisors
The Office of Personnel Management is requiring all federal supervisors to enroll in a new training program on performance management. A new memo says the…
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Major changes coming for members of the Senior Executive Service
Federal executives may soon see even more changes coming from the Trump administration. The Office of Personnel Management is now encouraging agencies to…
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Thrift Savings Plan returns mostly positive in November
Most funds in the Thrift Savings Plan saw minimal growth in November with 15 of 16 coming in higher than where they finished in October. But no fund saw an…
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IG reports that USPS is slow to identify underutilized spaces
Federal agencies are trying to eliminate underutilized space in their buildings. But a watchdog report finds the Postal Service generally isn’t asking those…
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Customer satisfaction with federal benefits and services sees a two-decade high
Customer satisfaction with benefits and services provided by the federal government is higher than it’s been in nearly two decades. That’s despite a tumultuous…
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Trump administration finalizes updating federal probationary employee records
The Trump administration says it’s finished updating federal employee records to remove some of the negative consequences of this year’s mass firing of…
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776 Air Traffic controllers and technician will receive $10,000 shutdown bonuses
The Federal Aviation Administration is giving 776 air traffic controllers and technicians a $10,000 bonus for working during the 44-day partial government…
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Major problems found in almost all privatized military housing
● A new survey finds that nearly every service member living in privatized military housing has experienced serious problems in their home and many of those…
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Army selects nine installations for potential microreactor power plants
The Army has selected nine installations as potential sites for microreactor power plants under its next-generation Janus nuclear power program. Meanwhile, the…
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U.S. Cyber Command has a new Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
U.S. Cyber Command has a new chief artificial intelligence officer. Brig. Gen. Reid Novotny, who was tapped to serve in the role, said his priority will be…
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IRS increases annual TSP maximum contribution
Federal employees will be able to contribute more to their Thrift Savings Plan accounts next year. The IRS increased the maximum annual contribution limit to…
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National Treasury Employees Union sues Trump administration
A federal union is suing the Trump administration for not handing over a list of employees that agencies might be targeting to remove their job protections…
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Lawmakers looking to save Navy Reserve Center system
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is trying to save the Navy Reserve Center system. They say THE provision in the Senate version of the fiscal 2026 defense…
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Federal government gets up and running after record length shutdown
With the shutdown now officially over, the White House isn't waiting to get things back and running. The Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum…
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Transgender Air Force and Space Force service members sue the Trump administration
Transgender Air Force and Space Force service members are suing the Trump administration for rescinding pensions that had been previously granted by the Air…
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It’s officially Open Season for the Federal Employees Health Benefits program
Open Season has officially begun. Enrollees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program have between now and December 8th to make changes to their health…
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Treasury Department officially suspends Direct File
The Treasury Department is officially suspending Direct File, a free, online tax filing platform the IRS launched last year. The department says it’s exploring…
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A new bill would require agencies to disclose when AI replaces a federal job
Agencies would be required to disclose when artificial intelligence replaces a federal job under a bipartisan bill in the Senate. Senators Mark Warner and Josh…
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Republican lawmaker raises concerns about funding Federal Employees Health Benefits program
As Open Season approaches, one Republican is raising concerns about funding for the Federal Employees Health Benefits program. Oklahoma Senator James Lankford…
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All 15 TSP funds post positive returns in October
Funds in the Thrift Savings Plan continue bring back strong returns month over month. In October, all 15 funds increased over their September numbers. The C…
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Colorado’s Attorney General sues Trump Administration over Space Command relocation
Colorado’s attorney general is suing the Trump administration over its decision to move U.S. Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs to Huntsville…
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Plans to keep the FBI headquarters in D.C. are moving ahead in Congress
Plans to keep the FBI’s new headquarters in the District of Columbia are moving ahead in Congress. Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works…
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The government shutdown takes a $7 billion toll on the U.S. economy, so far
The second-longest government shutdown is projected to put a toll on the U-S economy. The Congressional Budget Office expects the shutdown will take a $7…
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The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board reminds feds about loan options
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board is reminding federal employees of their current options for loans. All loans from the Thrift Savings Plan remain…
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Government shutdown puts SBA loans on hold
The government shutdown is putting loans from the Small Business Administration on hold. SBA estimates that $170 million in loans have been paused each day…
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Air Force opening up unused land for private AI centers
The Department of the Air Force is opening up its unused land across five military bases to private companies to build artificial intelligence centers. A…
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Number of federal employees exiting government this year continues to grow
The number of federal employees exiting the government this year continues to grow. The Partnership for Public Service has added thousands more to its running…