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August 05, 2022 SBA names its third CIO in two years
(8/5/22) In today's Federal Newscast: The Federal Labor Relations Authority has issued a complaint against EEOC over office-reentry policies. The Capitol riot has got the Pentagon rethinking its rules on saving data on mobile devices. And the Air Force is embracing privacy during pregnancy.
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August 04, 2022 Former Trump aide in trouble for not turning over government emails on his private account
(8/4/22) In today's Federal Newscast: The Biden Administration Office of Personnel Management gets its first second-in-command. Former White House trade-policy director Peter Navarro's in trouble for doing government business on his private email. And the Navy has a new top intelligence officer.
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August 03, 2022 GSA's Chief Information Officer is on a hiring spree
(8/3/22) - In today's Federal Newscast: The Chief Information Officer at GSA is seemingly in unrestrained hiring mode. Meanwhile, federal employees under 30 are resigning at higher rates than the overall average. And a new bill takes on the hired-at-will controversy.
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August 02, 2022 Postal workers reminded they cannot profit from speeches, articles or books about official duties
On today's Federal Newscast: It looks like DoD might be under reporting what it's spending on cloud services. CISA can expect a huge budget increase next year. And postal workers are reminded to rein in the rainmaking for personal gain.
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August 01, 2022 DOJ indicts three alleged scammers for posing as federal employees and bilking victims out of $7.5 million
In today's Federal Newscast: More than 50 victims handed over millions of dollars to scammers posing as Feds. A new bill would try to make it easier to fire federal employees. And DoD health officials are building a one-stop-shop website offering abortion information.
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July 29, 2022 House lawmakers urge POTUS to require large vendors to disclose PAC spending, after a federal contract is awarded
In today's Federal Newscast: House Progressives want large government contractors to quickly disclose their PAC donations. A new FBI building just got a half billion dollars closer to reality. And the next chief of space operations at the Space Force has been selected.
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July 28, 2022 Inflation expected to hit government contractors hard, Pentagon Comptroller says
In today's Federal Newscast: No surprise. Inflation is hitting the contracting community along with everyone else. GAO reports that DoD has shoddy tactics for testing children for lead exposure. And the Customs and Border Protection directorate hits facial recognition technology right between the eyes .
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July 27, 2022 Agriculture Department IT workers vote to join a union
In today's Federal Newscast: Some 800 IT workers at the Agriculture Department vote to join a union. In Hawaii, a Coast Guard couple might be Russians, with fake identities. And federal agencies achieve historic levels of success with small business contracting.
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July 26, 2022 D.C. Delegate asks GAO to look into TSP's bug-riddled website
Two Members of Congress ask GAO to figure out what has gone wrong with the TSP's members-only website. There's news of a $12-million-dollar class-action settlement at DEA, some three-decades in the making. And NASA’s Goddard Center has a job opening, at the top.
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July 25, 2022 White House budget request highlights its cybersecurity priorities
In today's Federal Newscast: A losing bidder for the DoD multibillion moving contract will submit additional evidence in its lawsuit. Disabled workers for federal contracting jobs will now get, at least, the federal minimum wage.And Senate lawmakers want agencies to begin preparing for a quantum leap in computing.
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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,…

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