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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 News Network app (and website), on any smart speaker, and on WFED 1500 AM, a 50,000-watt ‘Class A’ powerhouse radio station in the nation’s capital. The podcast is most popular with FNN’s audience of highly educated listeners, who conveniently access THE FEDERAL NEWSCAST, 24/7, on any podcast platform . Listen to it (as just mentioned) or read the stories each weekday morning at FederalNewsNetwork.com, where the news items contain hyperlinks for those who want more information on a given story.

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Aircraft and COVID Carrier, sails and spreads, while half the sailors show no symptoms Nov 16, 2020

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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 rules that Chad Wolf was never legally appointed.

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Congressmen urge Biden not to appoint defense-industry pros to Pentagon jobs Nov 13, 2020

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Looks like they might be cleaning house at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency......Military retirees get less of a cost-of-living-adjustment increase than in previous years.....And Senator Marco Rubio wants the SBA to look into billions of dollars in loan fraud.

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Biden transition team encounters thick fog on diversity at Foggy Bottom Nov 12, 2020

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- 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 freeze. And one House caucus, in the space space, wants to be a force for bipartisanship.

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OPM reminds agencies of their obligations to their employees, who are reservists Nov 11, 2020

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- On this Veterans Day, OPM reminds agencies of their obligations to federal employees, who are called to active-duty military service... - A possible Air Force general's court martial trial, would be an American first... - And as Biden adds to his transition team, Trump sees subtraction in his Administration.

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Trump takes incoming fire for giving Esper the boot Nov 10, 2020

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- 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 in the DHS kitchen - And the VA has deployed a new electronic record-keeping tool

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Post-election firings and resignations have begun Nov 09, 2020

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-Federal agencies are starting to experience firings and resignations... -DoD is walking the walk, to the tune of nearly $10 Billion dollars in savings... - And federal retirees will pay more next year for Medicare Part B...

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SBA is ordered to release the names of all recipients of COVID-19-related loans Nov 06, 2020

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- A multibillion dollar contract has been awarded to build nuclear-missile submarines. - An IG report expresses concern with OPM's cybersecurity efforts. - And SBA is ordered to release the names of all virus-related loans.

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OSC: Election isn't settled but feds can wear political attire again Nov 05, 2020

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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 or T-shirts or to display pictures while you're on duty.

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With another wave of COVID-19 cases, House Democrats want to know how White House plans to keep feds safe Nov 04, 2020

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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 safe during another COVID-19 wave.

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Federal employees with kids stuck at home can get some educational help Nov 03, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund has teamed up with Tutor.com, to offer free academic tutoring for kids in K-12.

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