Federal Newscast

In today's Federal Newscast, the SEA wants its members to think about their roles in leadership positions, and play an active part in quickly stopping harassment at their agencies. 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 Department of Housing and Urban Development becomes the second agency to get help in upgrading its technology and financial management systems under the White House’s marquee IT modernization effort. 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 soldier detonated the device near Fort Polk in Lousiana, after which two investigators were severely injured analyzing the materials. 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, six Democratic Senators ask the Justice Department’s Inspector General to look into how the General Services Administration came to its decision to leave the FBI headquarters in D.C. 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, 28 Senators sign on to a resolution to keep the U.S. Postal Service a federal entity. 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 State Department says the breach potentially exposed the personally identifiable information of about 1 percent of its employees. 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, Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson lays out plan to add 74 squadrons, but says they do not have specifics for what kind of aircraft it may need to buy. 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 Agriculture Department’s progress under the Centers of Excellence initiative can now be tracked through a new website. 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 Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs sent letters to 445 vendors alerting them about an upcoming review. 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, federal technology officials continue to wait to see if the Technology Modernization Fund will receive a second year of funding. 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 General Services Administration signs a 15-year lease for the Drug Enforcement Administration's new headquarters. 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, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton wants a joint session to analyze the legality of the Agriculture Department’s proposal to move the Economic Research Service and the National Institute for Food and Agriculture out of the nation’s capital by the end of 2019. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-...

In today’s Federal Newscast on Federal News Radio, the Office of Personnel Management says its starting this year’s CFC with more upgrades to the online donation system. 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 campaign from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency looks to develop new artificial intelligence technologies. 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, speaking to supporters last night, the President says he’s secured commitments from Congressional leaders to fund a border wall. 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 Government Accountability Office report finds VHA has no rules or stipulations to ensure the equipment is properly processed after use. 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 Pentagon says its moving the deadline of its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure at the request of offerrers. 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 Veterans Affairs Department releases figures on employment vacancies at the agency as of June 30. 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 agency reviews how it handled a possible sonic attack on its embassy in Havana, Cuba. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

More than 200 former national security professionals want answers from the Office of Personnel Management and the Director of National Intelligence about how and why the U.S. Postal Service released the confidential national security questionnaire of congressional candidate Abigail Spanberger. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac...

Four Democratic senators have introduce a bill that would crack down on wasteful spending by political appointees. 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 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reminds service members that changes to the Defense Department's continuous evaluation program mean they need to be more careful about paying their bills on time. 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 Reuters shows over a thousand small children living in base housing had elevated levels of lead in blood tests. 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 U.S. Court of Appeals opens up the possibility for veterans to file suit collectively, instead of as individuals. 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 Senate passes a bill funding the Defense Department until the end of September 2019, giving it a total of $675 billion for next year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .