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- Social Security makes progress in reducing payments to dead people(10/13/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: Social Security is hopeful it will reduce payments to dead people. Technical updates to the website for IG reports, expected to produce even more government transparency. And AT&T public sector has a new leader.
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8 min - U.S. Army cements plans for an integrated zero trust program(10/12/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Army is creating a new integrated program office to bring all of its zero trust pursuits under one roof. GAO tells GSA it has got a real problem selling real estate efficiently. And Senate inaction causes a top OMB vacancy to remain unfilled, going on five years.
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10 min - Biden Administration expands use of procurement to encourage economically friendly purchasing(10/11/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Biden Administration expands the use of procurement to encourage economically friendly purchasing. American embassies worldwide are in line for a major network upgrade. And the Department of Homeland Security looks to improve customer experience with people and data.
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9 min - The Army and West Point creating a climate change curriculum to focus on national security implications(10/7/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Army and West Point are creating a climate change curriculum to focus on national security implications. OPM plays the role of booster in encouraging federal employees to their latest COVID shots. And if you're a tax cheat living abroad, the IRS just might find you.
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8 min - The Space Development Agency lands upon a new, permanent home(10/6/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Space Development Agency has landed upon a new, permanent home. It looks like GSA will be keep contractors busy this winter. And the IG community honors its best.
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9 min - 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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10 min - 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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8 min - 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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9 min - 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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9 min - 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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About Federal Newscast
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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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