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In rare move, members of Congress want White House to request more money for one particular agency

In today’s Federal Newscast, two Senators are asking the White House to make a larger budget request for the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

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FILE - This March 27, 2020 file photo shows the signature of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act after it passed in the House on Capitol Hill in Washington. Since the pandemic began, Congress has set aside trillions of dollars to ease the crisis. A joint KHN and Associated Press investigation finds that many communities with big outbreaks have spent little of that federal money on local public health departments for work such as testing and contact tracing. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

GAO: CARES Act provision keeping contractors afloat during pandemic showed great success

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DoD looking into what happens if the most important briefcase in the world goes missing

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Trash and cloudy water sit at the main entry of Arrowhead Landfill Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, in Uniontown, Ala. Disadvantaged communities in America are disproportionately affected by pollution from industry or waste disposal, but their complaints have few outlets and often reach a dead end. Hundreds of discrimination claims sent to the Environmental Protection Agency’s civil rights office since the mid-90s have only once resulted in a formal finding of discrimination. And some cases languished for years — or decades.(AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

Agencies are told to consider environmental justice in policy decisions

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Agencies could have some extra cyber defenses by the end of the year

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JOLIET, ILLINOIS / UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 1, 2015: One may apply for social security disability, retirement, and survivor benefits at the Social Security Administration Building in Joliet.

House Democrats lay out plans for Social Security after COVID

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FILE - This Feb 23, 2019, file photo shows the inside of a computer. The Biden administration will offer rewards up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of foreign state-sanctioned malicious cyber activity against critical U.S. infrastructure, including ransomware attacks. The administration is launching the website stopransomware.gov to offer the public resources for countering the threat. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Biden administration launches new website to combat ransomware

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FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. The Pentagon said Tuesday, July 6, 2021, that it is canceling a cloud-computing contract with Microsoft that could eventually have been worth $10 billion and will instead pursue a deal with both Microsoft and Amazon. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Whistleblower allegations cause Biden Pentagon nominee to withdraw

In today’s Federal Newscast: A POTUS Pentagon nominee resigns under a cloud. The Government Publishing Office announces a new telework policy. And the…

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Crackdown in the works against acquisition fraud and misconduct

In today’s Federal Newscast, Air Force contracting officials and law enforcement have agreed to crackdown on acquisition fraud. The State Department is…

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Senate confirms permanent director for CISA

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In today’s Federal Newscast: The U.S. Senate confirms a full-time, permanent leader. The booming national housing market takes a toll on military families. And federal firefighters are closer to a pay raise.

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In rare move, members of Congress want White House to request more money for one particular agency

GAO: CARES Act provision keeping contractors afloat during pandemic showed great success

Proposed vaccine mandate for federal employees could face some legal hurdles

GAO: Agencies could’ve been more transparent in pandemic response OTA’s

Senators looking to mandate whistleblower training for all VA employees

Labor Dept. offering sessions for federal contractor minimum wage increase

DoD looking into what happens if the most important briefcase in the world goes missing

Agencies are told to consider environmental justice in policy decisions

Agencies could have some extra cyber defenses by the end of the year

House Democrats lay out plans for Social Security after COVID

Biden administration launches new website to combat ransomware

Whistleblower allegations cause Biden Pentagon nominee to withdraw

Crackdown in the works against acquisition fraud and misconduct

Senate confirms permanent director for CISA

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