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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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OPM looking into why federal employees have to pay union dues after 2018 Supreme Court ruling Aug 13, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management asked the Federal Labor Relations Authority how agencies can deduct union dues in light of the 2018 decision, which found local and state government workers can't be forced to pay union dues.

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USDA and AFGE come to agreement for relocated employees Aug 12, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, USDA employees relocating to Kansas City will now get incentive payments to make up for their now lower salaries.

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Air Force forced to ground over 100 C-130's Aug 09, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, 123 C-130 planes are being temporarily removed from service after atypical cracks were discovered.

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DOD IG wants to make sure Pentagon is buying American Aug 08, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Pentagon’s inspector general is investigating whether DoD is complying with a law meant to protect domestic suppliers.

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Agencies spending more repaying employees' student loans Aug 07, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management says it's closely monitoring agencies' use of the student loan repayment program in a tough budget environment.

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Senators worried political pressure effecting Pentagon cloud contract Aug 06, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, Virginia’s two senators want to know why Defense Secretary Mark Esper is conducting his own examination of DoD’s upcoming JEDI Cloud contract.

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GAO: Changes in leadership at the State Dept. have hampered reorganization efforts Aug 05, 2019

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In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office found leadership changes have stalled out some of the agency’s reorganization efforts

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FBI to access social media data in search of bad guys Aug 02, 2019

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it is looking to use social media tools to monitor possible domestic threats. The FBI has issued a request for proposal from vendors for the software tools it needs to access lawfully-collected information from social media subscription services.

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Proposed law would empower FTC to end addictive practices in social media Aug 01, 2019

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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has introduced a bill that would give the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys the power to act against social media companies that don't remove addictive features in their websites.

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Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson will continue her fight in retirement Jul 31, 2019

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National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson is stepping down today, retiring after 19 years of running the Taxpayer Advocate Service at the IRS. Olson said she plans to start a nonprofit to continue advocating for taxpayer rights and fight against IRS bureaucracy.

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