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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.

Copyright: © © Hubbard Radio Washington DC, LLC

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Senators want NRA Foundation out of the Combined Federal Campaign Sep 21, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, a group of Democratic senators want to remove the National Rifle Association Foundation from the list of approved charities on the Combined Federal Campaign.

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$4 million fraud and bribery scheme gets former defense contractor 42-month prison sentence Sep 18, 2020

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A former defense contractor is sentenced to prison for taking kickbacks. The Census Bureau’s IT infrastructure has performed better than officials expected. And the Air Force improves its policy for nursing mothers to improve retention.

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On-time mail delivery still not performing at pre-Dejoy level Sep 17, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, on-time mail delivery still hasn’t fully recovered from operational changes made nearly two months ago by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.

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Bill tasking agencies with publishing budget requests passes House Sep 16, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Congressional Budget Justification Act requires agencies to post budget request documents to a single website each year.

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EPA takes another step to fulfill transparency EO Sep 15, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, a final rule from the Environmental Protection Agency gives the public a platform to request changes or removal of agency guidance documents.

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Survey finds feds spent nearly 500 million hours on low-value work a year Sep 14, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, a survey from the General Services Administration and Office of Personnel Management employees spend an average of 13% a week on work they consider to be low-value.

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Federal managers voice their opposition to White House cancellation of race training Sep 11, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, senior executives and federal managers have some harsh criticism for the Office of Management and Budget's recent directive on race training.

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Member of Congress push to eliminate 'mandatory' from the payroll tax deferral policy Sep 10, 2020

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The mandatory and controversial payroll tax deferral policy has some in Congress trying to end the "mandatory" part. The president's pick to run OPM, says he has led and will lead in a non-partisan fashion. And the Postal Service gets the go-ahead to raise commercial package rates.

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POTUS pick to lead OPM accused of 'lacking commitment to federal merit system' Sep 09, 2020

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The president's latest pick to lead the Office of Personnel Management comes under fire, one of DC's industry experts is leaving his high-profile post, and a congressional committee is launching an investigation into recent tragedies at Ft. Hood, Texas.

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Trump directs OMB to have federal agencies stop 'divisive, un-American propaganda training sessions.' Sep 08, 2020

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POTUS directs all agencies to stop all training on critical race theory or white privilege, OMB is reminding agencies they're required to prepare for a presidential transition and OPM wants to move away from a learning management system to a learning ecosystem.

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