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May 22, 2017 Agencies team up to increase police protection
In today's Federal Newscast, three federal agencies launch a new network to quickly relay information about individuals considered a threat to police officers.
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May 19, 2017 Senate panel passes improper federal bonuses bill
In today's Federal Newscast, a bill that would limit the authority agencies have to give bonuses to bad-behaving federal employees has cleared its first congressional step.
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May 18, 2017 Bipartisan bill would let review board decide if IT vulnerabilities should be made public or not
In today's Federal Newscast, following the massive WannaCry ransomware cyber attack, a group of senators introduce legislation to set up a board to regulate disclosures of hardware and software vulnerabilities discovered by federal agencies.
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May 17, 2017 Non-federal entities get extra year to comply with OMB grant standards
In today's Federal Newscast, state and local governments, non-profits, universities, and other recipients of federal money, get more time to align their procurement standards with the Office of Management and Budget's changing oversight rules.
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May 16, 2017 White House says federal networks not affected by WannaCry ransomware
In today's Federal Newscast, the White House says the WannaCry ransomware that has reached dozens of countries, was not able to penetrate federal cyber defenses, and also defends the NSA.
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May 15, 2017 Agencies escape sequestration cuts in FY 2017
In today's Federal Newscast, the Congressional Budget Office gives agency budget directors a bit of good news.
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May 12, 2017 Senior Executive Association looks to empower present and future government leaders
In today's Federal Newscast, the Senior Executives Association releases a new Strategic Direction which lays out how it will prepare for the federal workforce of the 21st Century.
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May 11, 2017 DoD fails to meet all requirements for reporting improper payments, IG says
In todays Federal Newscast, DoDs inspector general found the department complied with only one of the six requirements of the act by reporting improper payment rates of less than 10 percent.
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4 min
May 10, 2017 USDA employees get refresher on 1st amendment
In today's Federal Newscast, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue wants to make sure his employees keep citizens' rights in mind while conducting agency business.
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4 min
May 09, 2017 After John Oliver segment, FCC faces major IT problems
In today's Federal Newscast, after the late night comedian ran a segment on the Federal Communication Commission's planned changes to its net neutrality policy, the agency's CIO says it faced a massive distributed denial of service attack.
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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,…