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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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Thousands of federal employees to be asked about benefits this coming fall Oct 01, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, 50,000 federal employees will get a chance to sound off about their benefits this fall in the Office of Personnel Management's Federal Employee Benefits survey.

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Senator concerned USDA move is starting to effect research operations Sep 30, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) says the USDA relocation is delaying implementation of the Farm Bill.

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Eugene Scalia wins confirmation to head Department of Labor Sep 27, 2019

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The Senate has confirmed Eugene Scalia as the Trump administration's next Labor Secretary. Scalia, son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, had previously worked as the agency's top lawyer during the George W. Bush administration.

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US claims victory in compromise on international mail delivery Sep 26, 2019

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The Trump Administration has declared victory in an international compromise that will allow the U.S. Postal Service to collect higher fees for delivery of small international packages entering the United States.

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NTEU says bar set too high in proving age discrimination Sep 25, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, the National Treasury Employees Union wants the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court's decision on age discrimination in the federal workforce.

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Handful of agencies can't stop spending money they don't have Sep 24, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office says nine agencies violated the Anti-Deficiency Act in fiscal 2018.

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Congressman and VA butting heads over office space Sep 23, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) and other congressmen are pleading with Veterans Affairs Department to let them keep their offices in agency facilities.

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Are medium-sized contractors getting left behind? Sep 20, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, a new study by the Government Accountability Office confirms it’s tough to be a medium-sized government contractor.

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With a new National Security Advisor, there's calls to bring back Cyber Coordinator position to the White House Sep 19, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS), the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, says as cyber threats become more sophisticated, bringing back the cyber coordinator role is even more important.

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Government lost thousands of years' worth of production during shutdown Sep 18, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, a new report highlights how the most recent 35-day partial government shutdown hurt agencies.

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