Federal Newscast
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In today's Federal Newscast: A new study confirms that COVID-19 can spread, big time, asymptomatically. The U.S. Postal Service lost billions of dollars in Fiscal 2020. And a federal judge rules that Chad Wolf was never legally appointed.
November 16, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) warn that appointing former industry heads could cause bloated military budgets.
November 13, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast: "On this Veterans Day, OPM reminds agencies of their obligations to federal employees, who are called to active-duty military service. A possible Air Force general's court martial trial, would be an American first. And as Biden adds to his transition team, Trump sees subtraction in his Administration.
November 11, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The Navy and Marine Corps hit the pause button on diversity and inclusion training, six former Homeland Security Secretaries say there are too many cooks in the DHS kitchen, and the VA has deployed a new electronic record-keeping tool.
November 10, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Federal agencies are starting to experience firings and resignations. DoD is walking the walk, to the tune of nearly $10 Billion dollars in savings. And federal retirees will pay more next year for Medicare Part B.
November 09, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A multibillion dollar contract has been awarded to build nuclear-missile submarines, an IG report expresses concern with OPM's cybersecurity efforts, and the SBA is ordered to release the names of all recipients of COVID-19-related loans.
November 06, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Special Counsel issued a post-election Hatch Act advisory. The voting is over, so the OSC says it's ok to sport hats or T-shirts or to display pictures while you're on duty.
November 05, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee want to know how the Office of Personnel Management is keeping federal employees safe during another COVID-19 wave.
November 04, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund has teamed up with Tutor.com to offer free academic tutoring for kids in K-12.
November 03, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department Inspector General plans to undertake a new investigation into how the Pentagon handles issues like diversity and inclusion.
November 02, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Small Business Administration’s inspector general raises red flags over 78 billion dollars in Economic Injury Disaster Loans during the coronavirus pandemic.
October 30, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, while the Homeland Security Department dedicated more resources to stopping goods made by forced labor from entering the country, it still needs to address its workforce needs for the mission.
October 29, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Oversight.gov Authorization Act would formally require the upkeep of the website where users can access all public reports released by agency IGs.
October 28, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Vietnam Veterans of America and DHS’ Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency say they’re trying to stop disinformation campaigns targeting military and veteran communities.
October 27, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management is out with preliminary guidance on the president's recent executive order.
October 26, 2020