Federal Newscast
Daily reporting on the most critical issues for Executive Branch leadership.
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(12/8/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: The National Park Service offers the best customer experience in the government, according to research firm Forrester. The chief management officer is not coming back to the Defense Department.…December 8, 2023 -
(12/7/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: DoD’s Electronic Health Record problems, are still a big factor in military recruiting challenges. The GAO says the Department of Veterans Affairs is failing to detect drug felons during the hiring process. And…December 7, 2023
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(12/6/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) has lifted his abortion-driven hold on military promotions. Job satisfaction at the Homeland Security Department has increased. And GAO blames staffing shortages for the failure…December 6, 2023
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(12/5/23) – On today’s Federal Newscast: CENTCOM’s got a new chief data officer. A month after the decision was announced, Virginia lawmakers are still fighting to be the site of the new FBI headquarters. And…December 5, 2023
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(12/04/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: Some Senators have introduced legislation to scrap TSA’s use of facial recognition at airports. The Office of Special Counsel warns federal employees about expressing partisan opinions on the war in…December 4, 2023
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(12/1/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: GSA’s Inspector General will scrutinize the decision to relocate the FBI HQ to Greenbelt, Maryland. Gen. CQ Brown spells out the dangers of a year-long CR, from his perch as Joint…December 1, 2023
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(11/30/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: The Cyber Accreditation Body has a new leader. The Department of Veterans Affairs has surpassed its goal to permanently house veterans experiencing homelessness. And SmartPay celebrates its 25th anniversary with…November 30, 2023
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(11/29/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: The State Department is setting records issuing visitor visas. Maryland’s former governor is getting closer-to-confirmation to run the Social Security Administration. And Labor Department employees will be greeted by…November 29, 2023
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(11/28/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: Stamp prices will go up again. (That’s five times since 2021). A new IARPA Program will try to expose perpetrators behind cyber attacks based on coding styles. And the Defense…November 28, 2023
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(11/27/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: The Secretaries of the Army and Air Force call the hold on the confirmation of hundreds of military officers “problematic.” The GAO reports that the federal workforce is more…November 27, 2023
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(11/22/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: The Navy has a new 14-page cyber strategy that was published yesterday. House lawmakers want to offer more help to military spouses who battle mobility in order to keep their…November 22, 2023
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(11/21/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: A new bill aims to raise the pay for blue-collar federal employees. CISA is expanding its cyber services beyond federal agencies. And if you’d like to ghost write for…November 21, 2023
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(11/20/23) – In today’s Federal Newscast: Postponing maintenance at federal buildings is costing the government $22 billion. The White House has temporarily filled a top cyber job. And a Senate committee has taken a big step to help end…November 20, 2023
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(11/17/23) – In today’s episode of the Federal Newscast: The Defense Department is still the only federal department that’s never earned a clean audit opinion. GOP lawmakers are trying to override a controversial cybersecurity regulation.…November 17, 2023