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Federal Newscast
THE FEDERAL NEWSCAST, (length about seven minutes), is a daily Monday through Friday, high-information compilation of nine 40-second news stories and news packages, generated by the non-partisan, non-political, private-sector team of reporters at Federal News Network. Federal News Radio Producer/New...
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$900 billion defense policy bill clears the House
The House has passed a $900 bill defense policy bill, which includes a 3.8% pay raise for service members. The must-pass legislation now heads to the...
Thrift Savings Plan returns mostly positive in November
Most funds in the Thrift Savings Plan saw minimal growth in November with 15 of 16 coming in higher than where they finished in October. But no fund s...
776 Air Traffic controllers and technician will receive $10,000 shutdown bonuses
The Federal Aviation Administration is giving 776 air traffic controllers and technicians a $10,000 bonus for working during the 44-day partial govern...
Army selects nine installations for potential microreactor power plants
The Army has selected nine installations as potential sites for microreactor power plants under its next-generation Janus nuclear power program. Meanw...
National Treasury Employees Union sues Trump administration
A federal union is suing the Trump administration for not handing over a list of employees that agencies might be targeting to remove their job protec...
Republican lawmaker raises concerns about funding Federal Employees Health Benefits program
As Open Season approaches, one Republican is raising concerns about funding for the Federal Employees Health Benefits program. Oklahoma Senator James...
Plans to keep the FBI headquarters in D.C. are moving ahead in Congress
Plans to keep the FBI’s new headquarters in the District of Columbia are moving ahead in Congress. Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Wo...
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board reminds feds about loan options
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board is reminding federal employees of their current options for loans. All loans from the Thrift Savings Pl...
Number of federal employees exiting government this year continues to grow
The number of federal employees exiting the government this year continues to grow. The Partnership for Public Service has added thousands more to its...
VA Secretary warns more staff to be furloughed if shutdown continues
The vast majority of employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs keep working during a government shutdown. But VA Secretary Doug Collins says mor...
Government shutdown takes toll on air traffic controllers
The current shutdown is taking a toll on air traffic controllers. In response to a recent union survey, 700 employees working in air traffic control j...
Hawaii, Alaska and New Mexico among states hardest hit by government shutdown
Hawaii, Alaska and New Mexico are among the states being hit hardest by the partial government shutdown. A new report by WalletHub, a personal finance...
More resources are popping up for federal employees during the shutdown
More resources for federal employees during the shutdown are continuing to pop up. Several credit unions are offering no-fee loans to furloughed feder...
Federal retirement claims drop in September
The number of federal employees filing retirement claims in September was the lowest all year. Just over 6,300 employees submitted their retirement pa...
The number of TSP millionaires continues to grow
The number of so-called TSP millionaires is continuing to go up. As of October 1st, nearly 190,000 participants in the Thrift Savings Plan have accoun...
Senate Democrats charge DOGE is putting federal data at risk
Senate Democrats are charging the Department of Government Efficiency is putting federal data at risk at the Social Security Administration, the Gener...
White House economic advisors warn of economic spillover effect of government shutdown
The White House is warning of the potential for spillover effects into the broader economy because of the government shutdown, now entering its second...
Federal unions say the current government shutdown is like no other
In today's Federal Newscast, federal employee unions are moving against an unprecedented actions during a government shutdown
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TSP participants are still seeing strong gains in all funds
In today's Federal Newscast, the Thrift Savings Plan continues its run of month-over-month gains.
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The White House officially makes implementing AI to solve federal workforce issues a top priority
In today's Federal Newscast, the White House is officially making AI one of its science and technology priorities.
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Federal agencies will post their own contingency plans
The White House says the public will have to look at each individual agency to find out their plans for what would happen in a government shutdown. Th...
The National Guard surpasses its recruiting goals for fiscal 2025
The National Guard has surpassed its recruiting goals for fiscal 2025. The Army and Air National Guard have enlisted nearly 50,000 new members this ye...
Agencies brace for a potential government shutdown
Agencies are bracing for a potential government shutdown, with less than a week left for Congress to reach a spending agreement. But so far, agencies...
Army rolls out new incentive to keep technical experts
The Army is rolling out a new incentive to keep some of its most experienced technical experts in uniform. A warrant officer retention bonus will offe...
Lawmakers push to expand hazard pay for federal wildland firefighters
There is a push in Congress to expand the use of hazard pay for federal wildland firefighters. Utah Congresswoman Celeste Maloy has introduced a bill...
The Senate confirms nearly 50 of Trump’s nominees
Yesterday’s Senate vote confirming nearly 50 of the president’s nominees included some big gains for the Army — filling most of that service’s senior...
Interior and Agriculture departments set to combine wildland firefighting forces
The departments of Interior and Agriculture say they are on track to combine their wildland firefighting forces into a single agency by January 2026....
House passed NDAA restore union rights for Defense civilians
Congress is considering exempting some federal employees from losing their union protections. The version of the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authoriz...
Watchdog finds DoD did not have sufficient data about Global Household Goods contract
A government watchdog found that the Department of Defense’s Transportation Command did not have sufficient and comprehensive data about its Global Ho...
Lawmakers call on ICE to halt use of facial recognition application
Nine Senate Democrats are calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement to halt its use of a mobile facial recognition application. In a letter to IC...
Federal pay caps continue to challenge recruitment and retention efforts
Federal pay caps are contributing to ongoing recruitment and retention challenges in the Defense Department’s blue-collar workforce. A new report from...
House passes its version of 2026 defense policy bill
The House passed its version of the 2026 defense policy bill, which includes a 3.8% pay bump for service members. House Republicans pushed the bill th...
Pentagon publishes final rule implementing CMMC
The Pentagon has published the final acquisition rule implementing the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program. The rule, released in yeste...
Federal retirement claims processing times increase
Federal employees, on average, are waiting longer to see their retirement applications processed. New data from the Office of Personnel Management for...
Energy dept sued over plan to purge FOIA requests
The Energy Department is being sued over its plan to purge old Freedom of Information Act requests. The nonprofit group American Oversight filed the s...
Department of Health and Human Services employees call for RFK Jr.’s resignation
Federal employees at the Department of Health and Human Services are calling for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. A letter sign...
House Homeland Security Cmte looks to reform the Cybersecurity Sharing Act
The House Homeland Security Committee wants to reauthorize and reform the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. The law expires at the end of...
Positive results for Thrift Saving Plan funds in August
All 16 funds in the Thrift Savings Plan posted positive results in August. New data from the Federal Thrift Investment Retirement Board shows that the...
Departments of Justice and Homeland Security team up to enforce trade laws
The Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security are teaming up to enforce compliance with trade laws. DHS and DoJ have launched a Trade...
The ruling to end federal collective bargaining agreements isn't quite over yet
An appeals court might be reconsidering its recent decision that sided with the Trump administration in orders to terminate federal union contracts. O...