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EPA finalizes union contract, but AFGE wary of telework’s future

By late June, the EPA contract will become official for the next four years. But AFGE leaders are already planning for more negotiations in the short term.

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Jumping on the whistleblower bandwagon: DOJ announces departmentwide pilot program to incentivize individual reporting

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Judge orders Army Corps of Engineers send whistleblower ‘thank you letter’

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Respect the Founders’ wishes: Honor National Whistleblower Day

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False Claims Act brings Justice Department $3 million from software giant Adobe

In today’s Federal Newscast: The False Claims Act brings the Justice Department $3 million from software giant Adobe. The Government Publishing Office…

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FILE - A laboratory technician prepares COVID-19 patient samples for semi-automatic testing at Northwell Health Labs, March 11, 2020, in Lake Success, N.Y. Republicans' faith in science is falling as Democrats rely on it even more with a trust gap in science and medicine widening substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic, new survey data shows. It’s the largest gap in nearly five decades of polling by the General Social Survey, a widely respected trend survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago that has been measuring confidence in institutions since 1972. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

After years of double billing DoD for genetic tests, LabCorp pays $2.1M fine

In today’s Federal Newscast: After eight years of double and triple billing DoD for genetic tests, LabCorp pays a $2.1 million settlement. An IRS watchdog…

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FILE - Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks during a committee business meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Sen. Grassley puts hold on Biden’s pick to oversee VA benefits

In today’s Federal Newscast: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) puts a hold on President Biden’s pick to oversee VA benefits. The U.S. Access Board’s 25-member governing board has new leadership. And, tweets aside, confirmation of POTUS pick for Archivist of the United States, is one step closer.

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