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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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Trump administration provides guidance for recent federal hiring EO Sep 28, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, agencies have a little more guidance now on how they're supposed to implement the president's recent federal hiring executive order.

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VA sees slight drop in facilities with staffing shortages Sep 25, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, medical centers at the Department of Veterans Affairs see a slight improvement in staffing shortages over the last year.

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Pentagon easing pandemic travel restrictions Sep 24, 2020

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This week’s update from the Pentagon shows just over half of the military’s worldwide installations are now in the “green” category – meaning servicemembers can move to and from those bases without special permission.

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Agencies get deadline for submitting data on funds going to Seattle, Portland, NYC, and D.C. Sep 23, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Management and Budget issued guidance that details how the administration will implement a presidential memo to withhold funds from states that the White House says are permitting anarchy, violence, and destruction.

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GAO pleading with agencies to follow recommendations to improve pandemic response Sep 22, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, Comptroller General Gene Dodaro implores agencies and Congress to implement what he called 16 concrete recommendations immediately to significantly improve the nation’s response to the current pandemic.

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Senators want NRA Foundation out of the Combined Federal Campaign Sep 21, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, a group of Democratic senators want to remove the National Rifle Association Foundation from the list of approved charities on the Combined Federal Campaign.

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$4 million fraud and bribery scheme gets former defense contractor 42-month prison sentence Sep 18, 2020

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A former defense contractor is sentenced to prison for taking kickbacks. The Census Bureau’s IT infrastructure has performed better than officials expected. And the Air Force improves its policy for nursing mothers to improve retention.

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On-time mail delivery still not performing at pre-Dejoy level Sep 17, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, on-time mail delivery still hasn’t fully recovered from operational changes made nearly two months ago by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.

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Bill tasking agencies with publishing budget requests passes House Sep 16, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Congressional Budget Justification Act requires agencies to post budget request documents to a single website each year.

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EPA takes another step to fulfill transparency EO Sep 15, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, a final rule from the Environmental Protection Agency gives the public a platform to request changes or removal of agency guidance documents.

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