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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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Foreign hackers are helping DoD find cyber vulnerabilities Nov 13, 2017

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Pentagon credits hundreds of hackers around the world for helping it find thousands of cybersecurity vulnerabilities over the past year.

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Veterans Day indictment for former Veterans Affairs employee Nov 10, 2017

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In today's Federal Newscast, a former employee of the Veterans Affairs Department has been charged with wire fraud and bribery.

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Diplomatic workers' group warns, State Department leadership being 'depleted' Nov 09, 2017

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In today's Federal Newscast, The American Foreign Service Association pens a letter to members citing its president's concerns about the current state of the State Department workforce.

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GAO: Most agencies struggle with incremental approach to IT projects Nov 08, 2017

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In today's Federal Newscast, a new Government Accountability Office report has found many agencies are having trouble implementing one of the key parts of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act.

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Large turnout for CIO Council's first job fair Nov 07, 2017

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In today's Federal Newscast, more than 30 agencies met with more than 1,200 applicants coming from all over the country to fill cyber and IT vacancies in the federal government.

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Pelosi supports training for Congress to prevent sexual harassment Nov 06, 2017

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In today's Federal Newscast, the House Democratic leader said she hopes Congress will move quickly to pass legislation requiring lawmakers and their staff to complete training to prevent sexual harassment.

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VA aims to RAMP-up claims review process for vets Nov 03, 2017

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced the launch of the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP) to give veterans more options in claims disagreements.

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Congress to consider panel to plan for severe weather Nov 02, 2017

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In today's Federal Newscast, Congress will consider creation of a top-level panel to prepare for major weather events.

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OPM creates yet another emergency leave transfer program Nov 01, 2017

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management sets up another leave transfer program for federal employees to help their colleagues impacted by wildfires in California. This is the fourth one OPM has done since September.

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Program which oversees government biotoxins has major safety concerns Oct 31, 2017

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In today's Federal Newscast, a Government Accountability Report set for release today shows the Federal Select Agent Program is facing many personnel and safety problems which led to pathogens being inadvertently released from its possession.

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