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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

Latest Episodes:

Agencies giving more time to comments for some proposals after Regulations.gov goes down Dec 10, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, a temporary outage of Regulations.gov has some agencies allowing more time for comments on certain proposed rules.

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There's too many administrative actions taking place according to one DOJ official Dec 09, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen calls informal rulemaking by federal agencies the fuel of explosive growth of the administrative state.

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TSP participants must secure their online accounts by the end of the year Dec 06, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Thrift Savings Plan will require tougher online security measures for its participants by the end of the year.

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DMV lawmakers ask colleagues to include all federal employees in paid family leave program Dec 05, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, a group of Maryland and Virginia Democrats are worried about plans to only give federal defense workers paid family leave.

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USPS operating costs, not dropping as fast as mail volume Dec 04, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, the agency's inspector general says between fiscal 2009 and 2018, USPS cut its labor costs, but also saw a decrease in mail volume.

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Skills gaps in the federal workforce starting to have consequences Dec 03, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, skills gaps across the federal workforce played a role in nearly half of government's high-risk areas.

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IG: OPM could put up a better defense against cyber attacks Dec 02, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, a new audit by the inspector general found the Office of Personnel Management's financial management systems lack some basic cybersecurity protections.

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Education Department investigating two universities' relationships with foreign governments Nov 29, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, two prominent universities are being investigated by the Education Department for their relationships with foreign governments.

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Congresswoman sues Commerce and Justice Department over citizenship question on 2020 Census Nov 28, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, as her first official act as chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, Representative Carolyn Maloney has filed a lawsuit against the Justice and Commerce Departments.

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LGBT workers at the Justice Department want reassurance from Attorney General Nov 27, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, employees at the Justice Department, who are also members of the LGBT community want reassurance from Attorney General William Barr that they won't face discrimination at the workplace

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