Federal Newscast
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In Tuesday's Federal Headlines, OPM says it wants to measure the importance, adequacy and value of employee benefits. The goal is to make sure those benefits align with best practices and employee needs.
December 01, 2015 -
In Monday's Federal Headlines, the FCC's new website is designed to provide better functionality, an improved design, and better searchability and navigability. The switch to the new site is scheduled to begin on Dec. 9 and be completed by midnight on Dec. 10.
November 30, 2015 -
In Friday's Federal Headlines, this year's Open Season is the busiest on record, according to the Office of Personnel Management. An OPM spokesman tells Federal News Radio the new self-plus-one option has generated enormous interest.
November 27, 2015 -
In Thursday's Federal Headlines, a We the People petition started earlier this month, asking the White House to grant feds the additional holiday, got just over 7,000 signatures, falling far short of the 100,000 needed just for the White House to respond.
November 26, 2015 -
In Wednesday's Federal Headlines, auditors from Williams, Adley & Company found bureaus at State are not required to tell the CIO about system threats and that IT managers are allowed to add and remove devices from the department’s network also without notifying its tech chief.
November 25, 2015 -
In Tuesday's Federal Headlines, GSA pledges to do a better job of meeting communities' development needs when planning new buildings, leases or renovations. The first projects will be in Detroit; Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Charlotte, North Carolina.
November 24, 2015 -
In Monday's Federal Headlines, Frank Kendall, DoD's under secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, said the Pentagon exceeded NDAA requirements by integrating data from other systems.
November 23, 2015 -
In Friday's Federal Headlines, a new report says certain sector-specific agencies need to collaborate with sector partners on measuring the effectiveness of their cyber attack prevention methods.
November 20, 2015 -
In Thursday's Federal Headlines, the 2016 National Counter-Intelligence Strategy focuses on foreign intelligence entity threats and creating and using intelligence techniques against them.
November 19, 2015 -
In Wednesday's Federal Headlines, NASA’s chief financial officer said the audit determination reflects the agency’s strong commitment to excellence. NASA is also consistently ranked the best agency to work for in government.
November 18, 2015 -
In Tuesday's Federal Headlines, the Justice's inspector general said finding and hiring the right cyber experts is one of the department's biggest challenges.
November 17, 2015 -
In Monday's Federal Headlines, federal employees say closing the federal government on Nov. 27 would help improve morale. The petition needs 100,000 signatures by Dec. 6 for the White House to consider it.
November 16, 2015 -
In Friday's Federal Headlines, physicians, administrators and volunteers plan to comb through unresolved requests for appointments in a one-day "stand down." Requests open because of clerical errors will be closed.
November 13, 2015 -
In Thursday's Federal Headlines, the Justice Department urges local police departments to adopt body cameras, but federal marshals are not allowed to wear them.
November 12, 2015 -
In Wednesday's Federal Headlines, the Senate passed the veterans and military construction bill — leaving 11 annual appropriations bills yet to be approved.
November 11, 2015