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- New report suggests cutting down number of appointees who need Senate confirmationIn today's Federal Newscast, the Senate has more political appointees than ever to confirm, and the process itself is taking longer.
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8 min - USCIS looking to hire thousands to help speed up asylum processIn today's Federal Newscast, the Biden administration wants to hire potentially thousands of new federal employees to overhaul the asylum process for immigrants arriving at the border.
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8 min - Some military installations are reinstituting COVID-19 travel restrictionsIn today's Federal Newscast, military bases are beginning to restrict travel again as coronavirus rates are on the rise.
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8 min - IG report shows federal agencies have been failing in Afghanistan for yearsIn today's Federal Newscast, during its 20 years in Afghanistan, no specific agency had the mindset, expertise or resources to develop the country, according to the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
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8 min - Senator wants agencies to take bigger role in going after fake vaccine cardsIn today's Federal Newscast, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is calling on federal agencies to crack down on fake vaccine cards.
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8 min - House staffers could now make more than the representatives they work forIn today's Federal Newscast, new salary caps mean House staffers can now make up to nearly $200,000 a year.
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7 min - Federal employees union give their take on the president's new vaccine guidanceIn today's Federal Newscast, federal employee unions are responding to President Biden's new vaccine guidance.
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7 min - Employee organization has some suggestions on how to achieve equal payIn today's Federal Newscast, new recommendations to the Office of Personnel Management from a federal employee-run organization are trying to close the pay gaps between men and women and among racial groups.
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10 min - Bipartisan infrastructure bill includes funds to help federal cyber effortsIn today's Federal Newscast, the $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed by the Senate gives the National Cyber Director money to get started, and a rainy-day fund for cyber incidents.
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7 min - Congressman looks to punish those responsible for mysterious Havana SyndromeIn today's Federal Newscast, a bill from the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s top Republican looks to punish anyone found responsible for an illness called Havana Syndrome.
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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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