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- Pelosi supports training for Congress to prevent sexual harassmentIn today's Federal Newscast, the House Democratic leader said she hopes Congress will move quickly to pass legislation requiring lawmakers and their staff to complete training to prevent sexual harassment.
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5 min - VA aims to RAMP-up claims review process for vetsIn today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced the launch of the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP) to give veterans more options in claims disagreements.
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4 min - Congress to consider panel to plan for severe weatherIn today's Federal Newscast, Congress will consider creation of a top-level panel to prepare for major weather events.
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5 min - OPM creates yet another emergency leave transfer programIn today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management sets up another leave transfer program for federal employees to help their colleagues impacted by wildfires in California. This is the fourth one OPM has done since September.
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4 min - Program which oversees government biotoxins has major safety concernsIn today's Federal Newscast, a Government Accountability Report set for release today shows the Federal Select Agent Program is facing many personnel and safety problems which led to pathogens being inadvertently released from its possession.
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4 min - There is currently no White House plan for dealing with President Trump's conflicts of interestIn today's Federal Newscast, a bombshell report from minority members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee shows the Trump administration lacks a formal plan to address the President's financial conflicts of interest.
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4 min - Trump names David Kautter to head IRS and lead his push for tax reformIn today's Federal Newscast, President Trump has named Treasury Department executive David Kautter as the interim leader of IRS, and to lead his push for new tax reform legislation.
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5 min - White House looks to ignite innovation in commercial drone useIn today's Federal Newscast, a new drone Integration Pilot Program aims to update U.S. aviation regulations to let companies test out new uses for unmanned aircraft systems.
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4 min - Visitors to popular National Parks may experience different kind of hikeIn today's Federal Newscast, the National Park Service has issued a proposal to increase entrance fee prices at a handful of the nation's most popular parks.
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4 min - Bill to enhance Congress' oversight of agencies passes HouseIn today's Federal Newscast, a bill to give congressional committees more tools in making agencies comply with subpoenas gets through its first legislative hurdle.
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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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