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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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NASA gets the ok to continue contract related to sending humans back to the moon Aug 02, 2021

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In today's Federal Newscast, NASA is able to move forward with a contract award involved with its plans for sending people back to the moon.

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In rare move, members of Congress want White House to request more money for one particular agency Jul 30, 2021

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In today's Federal Newscast, two Senators are asking the White House to make a larger budget request for the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

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GAO: CARES Act provision keeping contractors afloat during pandemic showed great success Jul 29, 2021

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In today's Federal Newscast, the provision in the CARES Act that lets agencies reimburse contractors who can't work because of the pandemic was an overwhelming success.

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Proposed vaccine mandate for federal employees could face some legal hurdles Jul 28, 2021

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In today's Federal Newscast, the federal employee vaccination mandate expected from the White House may not go down easy.

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GAO: Agencies could've been more transparent pandemic response OTA's Jul 27, 2021

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In today's Federal Newscast, agencies spent billions on urgent COVID-related contracts, but they neglected to report some important award information.

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Senators looking to mandate whistleblower training for all VA employees Jul 26, 2021

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In today's Federal Newscast, a bipartisan pair of senators want to write whistleblower training for employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs into law.

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Labor Dept. offering sessions for federal contractor minimum wage increase Jul 23, 2021

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Labor will offer virtual seminars throughout August to prepare for federal contract minimum wage increases.

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DOD looking into what happens if the most important briefcase in the world goes missing Jul 22, 2021

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department Inspector General is undergoing an evaluation to find out how the Pentagon would respond if the "nuclear football" was stolen, lost or compromised.

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Agencies are told to consider environmental justice in policy decisions Jul 21, 2021

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In today's Federal Newscast, The White House issued interim guidance yesterday directing agencies to develop plans for meeting the Biden administration’s Justice40 initiative.

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Agencies could have some extra cyber defenses by the end of the year Jul 20, 2021

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In today's Federal Newscast, the federal government could have multifactor authentication and encryption technologies fully deployed across its networks within six months.

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