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October 05, 2022 Lawmakers push for a waiver extension of student loan debt relief for government employees
(10/5/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: Lawmakers are pushing to extend a program deadline for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. A lawsuit about racially biased performance evaluations at NASA moves forward. And a handful of IRS employees are charged with defrauding two pandemic-relief programs.
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October 04, 2022 A $28 billion SBA pandemic relief program for restaurants served up some sloppy oversight and possible fraud, GAO says
(10-4-22) - In today's Federal Newscast: A $28 billion SBA pandemic relief program for restaurants looks to have served up some fraud and sloppy oversight. House Republicans are not too keen on giving the IRS billions of dollars to catch more tax cheats. And the Air Force is seeking candidates for a $5 billion cyber services contract.
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October 03, 2022 DoD Inspector General finds major flaws in the reporting of insider threats
(10/3/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Defense Department Inspector General finds major flaws in the reporting of insider threats. More than 12% of federal employees surveyed, wanted to quit their jobs last year. And efforts to improve the air filtration in government buildings continue to fall short.
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September 30, 2022 Nearly $3 million in possible COVID fraud tied to DHS employees
(9/30/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: Nearly $3 million in possible COVID fraud is tied to DHS employees. A government shutdown is off the table, probably. And one of the longest serving agency CIOs is retiring.
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September 29, 2022 Hundreds of reclassified workers would have been easier to fire under Schedule F, GAO reports
(9/29/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Government Accountability Office lifts the veil to show hundreds of feds were being prepped for easier firing under Schedule F. The nominee to be the National Archivist encounters a political speed bump. And the Labor Department is finding a way out of its technical debt.
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September 28, 2022 Senators move to ban sex offenders from National Veterans Cemeteries
(9/29/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: It looks like a government shutdown at midnight on Friday has been avoided. Lots of changes planned if the National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act is passed. And dissatisfaction and exhaustion rise for employees at the Social Security Administration.
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September 27, 2022 U.S. Navy moves ships and aircraft out of the path of Hurricane Ian
(9/27/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The U.S. Navy moves ships and aircraft out of the path of Hurricane Ian. New ideas emerge to make oversight of federal IT more impactful. And auditors find gaps in the cybersecurity practices across the nation’s nuclear labs and production sites.
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September 26, 2022 The IG community is taking a closer look at it's own work force
In today's Federal Newscast, a working group in the inspector general community is looking for ways to better integrate diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in the IG workforce.
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7 min
September 23, 2022 Agriculture Department plants more seeds to grow its diversity and inclusion efforts
(9/23/22) -- In today's Federal Newscast: USDA sprinkles some fertilizer on its growing efforts at diversity. An immigrant woman of color, who once ran DARPA and NIST, takes over the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. And DoD thinks of new ways to help soldiers fight inflation.
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September 22, 2022 State Department looking to pay college students who speak fluent computer
(9/22/22) - In today's Federal Newscast -- Special delivery: Louis DeJoy brings joy to postal managers with a 3% pay raise. There appears to be no end in sight trying to attract qualified Americans to join the military. And another BLM office votes to join the union.
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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,…