Federal Newscast

In today's Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, Rep. Ted Budd's (R-N.C.) Essential Act of 2018 would require agencies to submit a list of all employees deemed non-essential during a government shutdown to the Office of Management and Budget. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today’s Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, a botched email compromises the personal information of thousands of Marines, sailors and civilians, including bank account numbers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today’s Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, the USAJobs.gov website is among the first citizen facing sites to use the new Login.gov identity management service. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today’s Federal Newscast from Federal News Radio, the Office of Management and Budget’s annual draft report to Congress on the costs and benefits of federal regulations finds the benefits outweigh the costs. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Navy is hoping to encourage and reward sailors who extend deployments in Japan, Guam, and Spain. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today's Federal Newscast, law enforcement agencies are watching the gun debates ... wondering how they'll carry out possible new regulations. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Navy will need several more months to finish its migration to Windows 10. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today’s Federal Newscast, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is forming a Cyber-Digital Task Force to make recommendations on policy and process changes across the Justice Department. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today’s Federal Newscast, despite facing recent scrutiny, some veterans organizations still feel Dr. David Shulkin is the best person to run the Veterans Affairs Department. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today’s Federal Newscast from Federal News Radio, the Office of Personnel Management tells agencies they may need to be flexible when applying retroactive pay for federal employees during the most recent government shutdown. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Energy Department is elevating its efforts to oversee and respond to cyber threats against the nation’s critical infrastructure. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today’s Federal Newscast, in the wake of a report which says corruption is getting worse, Acting Director of the Office of Government Ethics reminds federal employees about the oath they take to perform their duties. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Russian based federal contractor says the provision in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act banning it from federal networks is unconstitutional. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Trump administration’s plan for NASA emphasizes commercial services to support U.S. space objectives. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today’s Federal Newscast, Democratic lawmakers are worried the President’s desired military parade would cost too much money. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management releases the first Quadrennial Federal Workforce Priorities Report. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today’s Federal Newscast, a new report for the Government Accountability Office critiques the Homeland Security Department’s implementation of the Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today's Federal Newscast, a bill to make sure Congressional members use their own money to settle with harassment victims passes the House unanimously. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Defense Security Service says it’s considering whether or not to provide guidance on asking about cryptocurrency ownership during the clearance process. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management produces a series of templates to help agencies make requests for recruitment, retention, and relocation incentives more easily. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today's Federal Newscast, Representative Lamar Smith is not satisfied with the answers he received from the Homeland Security Department on how they are making sure Kaspersky Lab products are out of federal networks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today's Federal Newscast, the Congressional Budget Office says the Treasury Department will run out of funds by late March unless its raised. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today's Federal Newscast, the changes Congress ordered at the Internal Revenue Service seem to be helping the agency better identify fraudulent claims. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from the Homeland Security Departments Office of Inspector General finds the agency has no centralized database to make sure suspended companies don't compete for new contracts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

In today's Federal Newscast, Senator Claire McCaskill wants to know more about OMB's plans for the Homeland Security Department, with a potential pay freeze for civilian employees on the table. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .