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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
Texas, Virginia and California top states for defense contract spending
The Defense Department’s contract obligations, payroll spending and grant awards across the country totaled 609.2 billion dollars in fiscal 2023, which is…
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OPM is forced to evacuate its headquarters due to water troubles
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management is forced to evacuate its headquarters due to water troubles.See Privacy Policy at…
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Four companies face SEC fines for not disclosing they were effected by the SolarWinds hack
In today's Federal Newscast, the Securities and Exchange Commission fines four companies for misleading disclosures about a major cybersecurity hack.See…
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An unlikely agency joins the fight against opioid overdoses
In today's Federal Newscast, the Postal Service is joining the Biden administration’s efforts to combat opioid overdoses. See Privacy Policy at…
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Education Dept. to offer early retirements to employees
In today's Federal Newscast, the Education Department has alerted its union that the agency plans to offer early retirements to employees.See Privacy Policy at…
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Housing at the top of the Army's agenda this coming year
In today's Federal Newscast, the Army is putting a lot of focus on fixing its housing this year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California…
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AFGE calls for Labor Department to continue negotiations over return to office
Union officials are urging Labor Department leaders to continue negotiating over return-to-office changes. About 7,500 Labor Department employees will have to…
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National Guard and Army Corps of Engineers mobilized in hurricane aftermath
At the same time, recovery efforts continue for Hurricane Helene, with 3,000 National Guard members from 13 states and 1,500 active-duty soldiers engaged in…
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Fewer seasonal hires at USPS this holiday season
USPS expects to make 7,500 temporary hires for its busy year-end peak season, 2,500 fewer than last year.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and…
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FEMA sets new one day record for disaster assistance applications
FEMA took in more than 250,000 disaster assistance applications on Sunday alone, the most new registrations the agency has ever received in one day. See…
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Emergency leave for federal workers impacted by Hurricane Milton
Feds impacted by the hurricane can then use the extra paid time off during the emergency, without having to dip into their own leave hours. See Privacy Policy…
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DHS issues Hatch Act reminder to federal workers
In a new memo to DHS staff, the department's top lawyer runs down what is and isn't allowed under the Hatch Act. See Privacy Policy at…
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Lawmaker questions FEMA on advanced forecasting models
In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastation a top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee is asking questions about the Federal Emergency…
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Democratic lawmakers call for firing of DHS IG
Those calls come after the Council on Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency substantiated multiple allegations of wrongdoing by DHS Inspector General…
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Lawmakers want more time off for service members
The 2025 National Defense Authorization Act has a provision that would bump it up to 20 days of leave. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and…
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IRS looks to improve privacy protections in Free File program
The IRS told its inspector general that its reviewing privacy disclosures from Free File partners to mitigate risks of exposing personal information.See…
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Emergency leave for federal employees impacted by Hurricane Helene
OPM says employees who are adversely affected and seek to become emergency leave recipients must apply in writing to their agencies.See Privacy Policy at…
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CISA faces challenges sharing cyber threat information
The IG says CISA made some good improvements to the Automated Indicator Sharing program in recent years.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and…
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Federal employees get new source for 'official time' rules
The Federal Labor Relations Authority's new training video for federal employees, unions and managers highlights types of work that are included as part of…
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Federal Trade Commission employees unionize
FTC began the process to unionize back in 2023, raising concerns about their access to telework, potential politicization of the civil service and other…
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FEMA prepares for Hurricane Helene aftermath
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is using a big part of the base's airfield as a holding area for truckloads of meals, cots and generators ready to move…
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Senate hold on senior military promotion comes to an end
Senators voted Tuesday to confirm Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark for a fourth star and as commander of U.S. Army Pacific. See Privacy Policy at…
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Federal trial will decide whether military academies can use race in admissions
The Supreme Court banned race-conscious admissions practices for most schools but left a possible national security exception for military academies.See…
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Former IRS contractor employees retained access to facilities, systems and equipment
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration flagged 1,800 contracted employees listed as active but were no longer assigned to an ongoing…
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OPM asks agencies to review 2024 special salary rates
The Office of Personnel Management’s annual data call asks agencies to take a look at any jobs that might need a higher salary than General Schedule rates to…
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New resources for Postal Service Health Benefit Program enrollees
Ahead of the new Postal health program's launch in 2025, the Office of Personnel Management has created a landing page with more information. See Privacy…
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Senators push for fix to potential Foreign Service pay cut
Congress has until the end of the month to reauthorize Overseas Comparability Pay.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice…
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House Democrats introduce ‘Right to IVF’ Act
A new bill, called the Right to IVF Act, rolls together four previous bills all aiming to broaden fertility coverage nationwide.See Privacy Policy at…
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Air Force to meet recruitment goals
The Department of the Air Force is on track to meet its recruitment goals for fiscal 2024 across all components.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy…
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Federal government saw less attrition in fiscal 2023
The government saw less staff attrition in fiscal 2023 but some demographic groups are still showing higher rates of quitting than others.See Privacy Policy at…
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The Continuing Resolution could mean more cuts to the IRS
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the cuts to IRS funding would reduce its total revenue collection by nearly $66 billion dollars over the next…
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Pentagon urges Senate to confirm nominee being blocked by Sen. Tuberville
Alabama Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville is holding up the promotion of Lieutenant General Ronald Clark to lead Army forces in the Pacific. See Privacy…
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NARA offers agencies an exception to no longer accepting paper records
Agencies are getting an important exception to the National Archives policy of no longer accepting paper records. NARA says agencies can continue sending…
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Lawmakers file bill to repeal WEP and GPO
Lawmakers are officially filing their discharge petition today to try to move the Social Security Fairness Act to a floor vote. The bill aims to repeal the WEP…
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IRS announces $1.3B recovered from high-income wealthy individuals under IRA initiatives
The agency is targeting two categories of tax delinquents — more than 1,600 millionaires with more than $250,000 dollars in tax debt, and 125 thousand…
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EPA union calls for temporary situational telework option
A federal union is calling for temporary work-from-home options for staff at the Environmental Protection Agency. The push from the American Federation of…
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IRS Direct File adds more states for 2025
Governor Moore joins state and federal leaders to announce Maryland is adding IRS Direct File for 2025 filing season.See Privacy Policy at…
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New leadership at the Congressional Research Service
Congress' own think tank … the Congressional Research Service … is getting new leadership. Foreign policy expert Karen Donfried (DAWN-freed) will become its…
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Federal employees likely to see 2% pay raise in 2025
Civilian federal employees are now almost certain to see a 2 percent federal pay raise in 2025. President Joe Biden formally announced his plans for next…
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Access to voting for federal workers
Don’t forget… federal employees do get some extra time off on election day this fall. A new reminder from the Office of Personnel Management details exactly…
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USPS wins $2M contract fraud settlement
On today's Federal Newscast, USPS wins $2M contract fraud investigation settlement.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy…
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SBA protégé mentor program sees growth for contractors
On today's Federal Newscast, the number of small businesses in the mentor-protégé program skyrocketed in 2023.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy…
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White House lays out how agencies can keep track of their AI uses
In today's Federal Newscast, the Biden administrative is showing agencies how to keep tabs on their use of artificial intelligence.See Privacy Policy at…
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Agencies get the go ahead to continue paying higher salaries to feds stationed in Iraq
In today's Federal Newscast, civilian federal employees stationed in Iraq will continue to see higher pay rates until the end of the year. See Privacy Policy…
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Americans appear to have a good opinion of federal agencies overall
In today's Federal Newscast, according to a new study, Americans feel generally positive about federal agencies, but it also depends on their political…
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An apparent attempt to disrupt Army conference with foul smell
In today's Federal Newscast, there's a criminal investigation underway into what appears to have been an attempt to disrupt the Army's annual TechNet…
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Former President Trump selects leaders for presidential transition team
In today's Federal Newscast, former President Donald Trump has named two officials to lead his campaign’s presidential transition teamSee Privacy Policy at…
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Partnership for Public Service releases vision to counter the controversial project 2025 plan
In today's Federal Newscast, as an alternative to Project 2025, the Partnership has created a new vision for what it believes will be the best path toward…
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More federal employees now being enrolled now in continuous vetting
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is starting to enroll more federal employees in continuous vetting.See Privacy…
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CBP settles class action lawsuit that says it discriminated against pregnant employees
In today's Federal Newscast, after eight years, Customs and Border Protection has reached a $45 million class action settlement. See Privacy Policy at…
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The government's flex spending account for employees seems to be getting safer from fraudsters
In today's Federal Newscast, new instances of fraud in the government’s Flexible Spending Account program, FSAFEDS, are dwindling.See Privacy Policy at…
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Legislation calling for federal hiring managers to focus more on a job candidate's skills advances to the next step in the Senate
In today's Federal Newscast, a long-awaited bill to reform the government’s hiring process has cleared the way to a possible Senate floor vote.See Privacy…
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Group of federal employees want the White House to do something about sexual misconduct at the work place
In today's Federal Newscast, a group of employees is calling for the government to address sexual misconduct in the federal workplace.See Privacy Policy at…
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A big pay boost for federal wildland firefighters steps closer to becoming official
In today's Federal Newscast, federal wildland firefighters appear a step closer to securing a permanent pay raise.See Privacy Policy at…
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Veterans may have more chances for benefits, but it means more opportunities for scammers unfortunately
In today's Federal Newscast, veterans lost more than $350 million to fraud schemes last year.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California…
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Another lawmaker tries to scrap official union time for feds on the clock
In today's Federal Newscast, Republicans are trying, once again, to eliminate the use of "official time" by federal employees. See Privacy Policy at…
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Pay raise for federal employees seems to be all but ensured
In today's Federal Newscast, federal employees are one step closer to receiving the 2% pay raise the Biden administration proposed for fiscal 2025.See Privacy…