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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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Survey finds feds spent nearly 500 million hours on low-value work a year Sep 14, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, a survey from the General Services Administration and Office of Personnel Management employees spend an average of 13% a week on work they consider to be low-value.

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Federal managers voice their opposition to White House cancellation of race training Sep 11, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, senior executives and federal managers have some harsh criticism for the Office of Management and Budget's recent directive on race training.

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Member of Congress push to eliminate 'mandatory' from the payroll tax deferral policy Sep 10, 2020

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The mandatory and controversial payroll tax deferral policy has some in Congress trying to end the "mandatory" part. The president's pick to run OPM, says he has led and will lead in a non-partisan fashion. And the Postal Service gets the go-ahead to raise commercial package rates.

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POTUS pick to lead OPM accused of 'lacking commitment to federal merit system' Sep 09, 2020

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The president's latest pick to lead the Office of Personnel Management comes under fire, one of DC's industry experts is leaving his high-profile post, and a congressional committee is launching an investigation into recent tragedies at Ft. Hood, Texas.

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Trump directs OMB to have federal agencies stop 'divisive, un-American propaganda training sessions.' Sep 08, 2020

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POTUS directs all agencies to stop all training on critical race theory or white privilege, OMB is reminding agencies they're required to prepare for a presidential transition and OPM wants to move away from a learning management system to a learning ecosystem.

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Informal deal reached to avert government shutdown Sep 07, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, there is now an informal deal in place to avoid a potential government shutdown at the end of the month.

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Defense Department opens up five medical facilities for coronavirus vaccine trials Sep 04, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Pentagon has picked five of its health care facilities to help coordinate stage three clinical trials for a potential coronavirus vaccine.

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VA has a slew of appointments to still make up from the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic Sep 03, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, two million appointments canceled during the initial wave of the coronavirus pandemic still need rescheduling at the Veterans Health Administration.

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Some agencies do a better job looking into employees playing hooky Sep 02, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office says not all agencies have been tracking time and attendance fraud consistently.

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House Majority Leader prepares lawmakers for continuing resolution Sep 01, 2020

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In today's Federal Newscast, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) tells his colleagues what may seem inevitable: a continuing resolution is the likely outcome ahead of the upcoming government funding deadline.

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