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White House announces nominations for leadership roles at DEA, Army, and others

In today’s Federal Newscast, President Joe Biden announces his picks for a slew of leadership roles.

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GSA wants to make it easier for companies to get agencies what they need for pandemic response

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GPO taking on ambitious task of digitizing every publicly available federal document

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House Reps want sexual harassment reporting mechanism for veterans at VA facilities

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Former HUD official faces punishment for Hatch Act violation during Trump administration

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USPTO sweetening the deal for COVID-related patents

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Cabinet secretaries get their marching orders on the White House’s Buy American initiative

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FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, Education Secretary nominee Miguel Cardona testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate has confirmed him as Education Secretary on March 1. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)

HHS looking for federal employees to volunteer at the southern border

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Department of Health and Human Services is looking for federal employees to serve four-month details at the southern border.

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FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019 file photo, marijuana grows at an indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Calif. Top prosecutors in the vast majority of Arizona counties are dropping all existing possession of marijuana cases even before a new voter-approved law eliminating criminal penalties for having small amounts of the drug takes effect when results of the Nov. 3, 2020 election are certified. An Associated Press survey of county attorneys received responses from 13 of 15 elected county attorneys, all of whom said they were either immediately dropping existing cases or in one case pausing prosecutions and planning to drop them when Proposition 207 goes into effect. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Lawmakers want to even out the rules for federal employees and prior cannabis use

In today’s Federal Newscast, a group of lawmakers urge President Joe Biden to backpedal firings and suspensions of White House staffers for prior cannabis use.

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GAO: More urgency is needed to fix cybersecurity issues in agencies

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In today’s Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office says agencies need to move with more urgency on cybersecurity.

White House announces nominations for leadership roles at DEA, Army, and others

GSA wants to make it easier for companies to get agencies what they need for pandemic response

GPO taking on ambitious task of digitizing every publicly available federal document

House Reps want sexual harassment reporting mechanism for veterans at VA facilities

Former HUD official faces punishment for Hatch Act violation during Trump administration

USPTO sweetening the deal for COVID-related patents

Cabinet secretaries get their marching orders on the White House’s Buy American initiative

Organizations ask Education Dept to forgive federal employees student loan debt

What does the White House’s infrastructure plan mean for federal agencies?

TRICARE beneficiaries can now set up COVID vaccine appointments online

Agencies get more time to use pandemic hiring authority

HHS looking for federal employees to volunteer at the southern border

Lawmakers want to even out the rules for federal employees and prior cannabis use

GAO: More urgency is needed to fix cybersecurity issues in agencies

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