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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:

Proposal to track executive branch's use of military aircraft gets nixed May 09, 2018

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In today's Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, the House Armed Services Committee kills a proposal aimed at exposing more details about government officials’ travel on military aircraft.

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DHS considering punishments for contractors still using Kaspersky Lab products May 09, 2018

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In today’s Federal Newscast, officials from the Homeland Security Department tell lawmakers the agency is working across government to figure out consequences for not following the binding operational directive.

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Trump administration wants to cut $15 billion in unused funds May 08, 2018

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In today’s Federal Newscast, President Trump asks Congress for permission to reduce spending by $15 billion, all coming from unobligated funds.

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USPS wants centralized mailbox locations for new addresses May 07, 2018

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In today’s Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, a policy update from USPS emphasizes its preference for so-called clustered box units in new housing developments, instead of door-to-door.

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OMB can’t find files containing public comments on reorganization initiative May 04, 2018

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In today’s Federal Newscast, responding to a Freedom of Information Act request, the Office of Management and Budget was unable to locate the hundreds of thousands of public comments and recommendations for its reorganization plan.

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IG: Energy's CFO went $16 million over budget in 2017 May 02, 2018

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In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from the Energy Department's Inspector General finds the agency's Chief Financial Officer moved too much money over to the Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability account.

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Oops, another Hatch Act violation by a political appointee May 02, 2018

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In today's Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, the Office of Special Counsel found that FCC Commissioner Michael O'Reilly violated the Hatch Act stumping for conservative candidates during a speech.

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Lawsuit against VA claims Trump broke the law with Wilkie appointment May 01, 2018

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In today’s Federal Newscast, two organizations are suing the Veterans Affairs Department over the White House’s decision to appoint defense undersecretary Robert Wilkie to be acting VA secretary.

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Veterans Choice program faces another fiscal cliff Apr 30, 2018

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In today’s Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie urges Congress to take action to permanently fund the Veterans Choice program.

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House conservatives revive efforts to cut federal pay raises, create an ‘at will’ workforce Apr 27, 2018

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In today’s Federal Newscast, conservative lawmakers have proposed eliminating all automatic pay raises for federal employees, while creating a workforce that can be removed, demoted or suspended “at will.”

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