Federal Newscast
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The House is sending legislation to the President's desk which would make it easier for federal agencies to share information about job candidates.
March 01, 2016 -
Republican leaders are sidelining a bill which calls for privatizing the nation's air traffic control system. Congressional leaders plan to instead pass a stopgap measure to fund the Federal Aviation Administration through March.
February 29, 2016 -
Defense Secretary Ash Carter lays out DoD's 2017 spending priorities to Congress. Speaking to the House Appropriations Committee, Carter stressed America’s leading role in worldwide security and the need to invest in people and new technologies.
February 26, 2016 -
Prime and subcontractors could soon be required to offer employees who work on and support federal contracts paid sick leave.Prime and subcontractors could soon be required to offer employees who work on and support federal contracts paid sick leave.
February 25, 2016 -
A proposed 5.3 percent pay raise for federal employees next fiscal year has the support of 33 members of Congress.
February 24, 2016 -
The Senate voted to end debate on the confirmation of Dr. Robert M. Califf as head the FDA.
February 23, 2016 -
The IRS is reporting a dramatic increase in the number of phishing and malware schemes trying to trick citizens into giving up personal information.
February 22, 2016 -
In Friday's federal headlines, the Government Accountability Office found in 2014, DoD obligated $85 billion on its largest service categories, and only $41 billion on air, land, and sea vehicles.
February 19, 2016 -
When it comes to transparency initiatives, the Obama administration is still pretty opaque, according to a coalition of two dozen good-government groups.
February 18, 2016 -
The Department of Defense is hosting its first-ever DoD Professionalism Summit to bring together the military's centers of excellence for a two-day conference to spur dialogue, share best practices and create a community of practice.
February 17, 2016 -
Members of the House Agriculture Committee heavily questioned McCarthy at a hearing to find out why the EPA was not more active after it was discovered that Flint's water supply had been tainted.
February 16, 2016 -
The Defense Department is working on new training programs to teach senior officers and troops about the Pentagon's new blended retirement system.
February 15, 2016 -
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) is now asking the GAO to review how well agencies are conducting risk assessments and whether security is getting better because of the standards.
February 12, 2016 -
The Internal Revenue Service is expecting its workforce to shrink by 2,000-3,000 full-time employees during the current fiscal year.
February 11, 2016 -
Both House and Senate budget committees are not holding hearings with senior Office of Management and Budget leaders this year, for the first time in the committees' history.
February 10, 2016