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- Veterans Affairs publishes how many opioids it's prescribing onlineIn today's Federal Newscast, to show its progress in reducing long-term use of them, the Veterans Affairs Department posts the rates of opioid prescriptions for each of its medical centers online.
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5 min - Even IRS watchdogs agree the agency needs more moneyIn today's Federal Newscast, National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson told Congress the IRS lack of funding is the root of many of the agency's problems with customer service.
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7 min - USDA cutting down on telework for all employeesIn today's Federal Newscast, a new HR directive to employees at the Agriculture Department makes severe changes to the agency's telework policy.
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7 min - Postal Service to offer thousands of employees early retirementIn today's Federal Newscast, in an attempt to rightsize the agency's workforce, the Postal Services is the latest agency to offer early retirement to many of its long-time employees.
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7 min - CBP searched through record number of electronic devices in 2017In today's Federal Newscast, Customs and Border Protection said it reviewed over 30 thousand electronic devices last year, while also announcing changes it has planned for the search process.
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5 min - Pay freeze for VP, senior political appointees to stay in place for 2018In today's Federal Newscast, unless Congress makes a change in any upcoming spending bills, the pay freeze placed on the Vice President and other senior political appointees will stay in place for this year.
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5 min - OMB Director hits Capitol Hill hoping to hammer out 2018 budgetIn today's Federal Newscast, Office of Management and Budget director Mick Mulvaney pushes for a clean funding bill before the current continuing resolution expires on January 19.
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5 min - NSA officials worry agency is facing brain drainIn today's Federal Newscast, the Washington Post reports senior officials at the National Security Agency are concerned about the departure of top talent in areas like cybersecurity.
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5 min - Justice Department, DEA to try new tactics in fight against opioidsIn today's Federal Newscast, the Justice Department as well as the Drug Enforcement Agency are implementing new measures in it's ongoing battle to stem the tide of opioid addiction.
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4 min - NIST looks to private sector for help securing IoT devicesIn today's Federal Newscast, the National Institute of Standards and Technology will soon start hosting events to exchange ideas on methods and technologies to ensure Internet of Things devices are secure.
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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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