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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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Army Sergeant gets 25 years in prison for supporting ISIS Dec 05, 2018

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Justice Department says Sgt. Ikaika Kang provided sensitive military documents and military equipment to who he thought were members of ISIS.

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Pentagon IG, seeing success with new way of handling whistleblower retaliation complaints Dec 04, 2018

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In today's Federal Newscast, officials with the Defense Department's Office of Inspector General say they’ve had much more success with a new alternative dispute resolution process.

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Senate bill would make it harder for political appointees to become civil servants Dec 03, 2018

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In today's Federal Newscast, a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee bill would create stronger laws to prevent political appointees from becoming career federal employees.

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Bill to digitize more government services passes House Nov 30, 2018

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Integrated Digital Experience Act calls for digitizing government processes and establishing minimum standards for federal websites.

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VA makes change to payment method for Forever GI Bill benefits Nov 29, 2018

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Veterans Affairs Department is forced to change how it pays for veterans' education benefits after IT problems.

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Federal employee union warns Congress about the effect a shutdown would have on agency operations Nov 28, 2018

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In today’s Federal Newscast, with the threat of a government shutdown looming, the National Treasury Employees Union is pleading with Congress to pass the seven remaining appropriations bills.

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GAO to investigate influence Mar-A-Lago members had in VA decisions Nov 27, 2018

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In today's Federal Newscast, after requests from Congress, the Government Accountability Office will look into how the Veterans Affairs Department developed its strategy for its electronic health record modernization program.

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VA reorganizes health administration to comply with Trump executive order Nov 26, 2018

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The Department of Veterans Affairs said it is realigning the health administration to comply with the president's reorganization executive order.

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Documents show more than 200 cases of Federal Air Marshals misusing firearms Nov 23, 2018

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In today's Federal Newscast, there have been more than 200 cases of Federal Air Marshals misusing their firearms between 2005 and 2017.

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NASA receives yet another clean financial audit Nov 22, 2018

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In today's Federal Newscast, NASA receives its 8th consecutive clean financial audit opinion for fiscal year 2018.

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