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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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Poor conditions of Navy's shipyards impact operations, says GAO report Sep 14, 2017

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In today's Federal Newscast, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says the Navy's shipyards are in such bad shape they can no longer meet the services operational needs.

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Poor conditions of Navy's shipyards impact operations, says GAO report Sep 14, 2017

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In today's Federal Newscast, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says the Navy's shipyards are in such bad shape they can no longer meet the services operational needs.

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Proposed NDAA amendments look to regulate use of 'official time' Sep 13, 2017

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In today's Federal Newscast, Senator Ron Johnson introduces two new amendments to the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act which would increase monitoring of how much "official time" federal employees are using.

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DOJ will not review case against Lois Lerner Sep 12, 2017

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Justice Department decides it will not be reopening the case against IRS executive Lois Lerner for her role in targeting conservative groups.

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Former Commerce manager gets 4 years in jail for taking bribes Sep 11, 2017

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In today's Federal Newscast, a former IT manager with the Commerce Department has to pay a hefty fine and do some jail time for steering contracts to an acquaintance.

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Making government more effective through data sharing Sep 08, 2017

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking creates a list of ways using data sharing can help the government.

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Hundreds of employees have left the EPA Sep 07, 2017

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In today's Federal Newscast, reports indicate the buyouts the Trump administration offered to many employees are starting to take effect.

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Technical snafu involving security contractor exposes thousand of former servicemembers' personal info Sep 06, 2017

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In today's Federal Newscast, the security contractor TigerSwan says a former recruiting vendor accidentally made thousands of its resume files publicly available. They included personal information of thousands of former servicemembers.

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Congress has a packed week ahead as it returns Sep 05, 2017

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In today's Federal Newscast, Congress is set to take on some important issues this week including Hurricane Harvey relief, the debt ceiling, and passing a fiscal 2018 budget.

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Lawmakers say existing solutions lull data breach victims into a false sense of security Sep 04, 2017

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In today's Federal Newscast, lawmakers are asking the Government Accountability Office to come up with better protections for victims of cyber attacks.

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