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- IT problems cause delay in veterans receiving GI Bill benefitsIn today’s Federal Newscast, thousands of veterans are waiting for the Veterans Affairs Department to pay their education benefits.
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6 min - Wilkie says Congress won't go along with VA budget cutsVeterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie said he is not concerned about the president's request that all agencies cut their budgets by 5 percent next year, adding that he does not think Congress will go along with it where VA is concerned.
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7 min - Warner presses for DoD action on substandard military housingSen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) is pushing the Defense Department for information on how it will fix derelict homes on several bases in Virginia. The inquiry comes after a report from Reuters that detailed serious hazards in military housing across the country
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7 min - Cybersecurity collaboration on mid-terms now being re-focused on 2020An unprecedented federal and state collaboration to defend election systems against Russian interference ended this week with no obvious voting system compromises.
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6 min - Democratically-controlled House could have positive effect for fedsIn today's Federal Newscast, with Democrats retaking the House, it could have a big effect on federal workforce issues and committee oversight.
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6 min - IRS increases amount TSP participants can contribute in 2019In today’s Federal Newscast, the IRS sets the annual contribution limit for 401k style retirement plans and the Thrift Savings Plan for 2019.
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6 min - Agencies get some help solidifying their insider threat programsIn today’s Federal Newscast, the National Insider Threat Task Force introduces a new maturity framework to help teach agencies what makes a good program.
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6 min - Federal employees union wants CFPB official goneIn today’s Federal Newscast, the National Treasury Employees Union files a mass grievance against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, for keeping on a political appointee who admitted to making racially charged blog posts.
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7 min - Federal Unions' OPM lawsuits heading back to courtIn today's Federal Newscast on the Federal News Network, federal employee unions are heading back to court to pursue their cases against the Office of Personnel Management over the agency's cyber breaches.
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6 min - Interior IG refers investigation into Sec. Zinke to Justice Dept.In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of the Interior inspector general has referred one of their investigations into Secretary Ryan Zinke's actions to the Department of Justice for it to take over.
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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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