A FEMA podcast highlighting innovation in the field of emergency management and sharing stories of communities and individuals recovering after disasters.
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THE FEDERAL NEWSCAST, (length about seven minutes), is a weekdaily, 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/Newscaster Peter Musurlian assembles and reads the stories on the THE FEDERAL DRIVE with TOM TEMIN, the weekday morning-drive program, heard from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. (ET) on the Federal News Network app (and website), o ...
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An unlikely agency joins the fight against opioid overdoses
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In today's Federal Newscast, the Postal Service is joining the Biden administration’s efforts to combat opioid overdoses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Education Dept. to offer early retirements to employees
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In today's Federal Newscast, the Education Department has alerted its union that the agency plans to offer early retirements to employees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Housing at the top of the Army's agenda this coming year
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In today's Federal Newscast, the Army is putting a lot of focus on fixing its housing this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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AFGE calls for Labor Department to continue negotiations over return to office
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Union officials are urging Labor Department leaders to continue negotiating over return-to-office changes. About 7,500 Labor Department employees will have to report to work in person at least half of their work hours beginning in December. That’s according to an announcement agency leadership made last week. But the National Council of Field Labor…
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National Guard and Army Corps of Engineers mobilized in hurricane aftermath
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At the same time, recovery efforts continue for Hurricane Helene, with 3,000 National Guard members from 13 states and 1,500 active-duty soldiers engaged in various missions across the region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Fewer seasonal hires at USPS this holiday season
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USPS expects to make 7,500 temporary hires for its busy year-end peak season, 2,500 fewer than last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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FEMA sets new one day record for disaster assistance applications
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FEMA took in more than 250,000 disaster assistance applications on Sunday alone, the most new registrations the agency has ever received in one day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Emergency leave for federal workers impacted by Hurricane Milton
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Feds impacted by the hurricane can then use the extra paid time off during the emergency, without having to dip into their own leave hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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DHS issues Hatch Act reminder to federal workers
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In a new memo to DHS staff, the department's top lawyer runs down what is and isn't allowed under the Hatch Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Lawmaker questions FEMA on advanced forecasting models
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In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastation a top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee is asking questions about the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s advanced forecasting models. New York Congressman Anthony D’Esposito, Chairman of the Emergency Management subcommittee says many communities caught in the path of Hurricane Hele…
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Democratic lawmakers call for firing of DHS IG
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Those calls come after the Council on Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency substantiated multiple allegations of wrongdoing by DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Lawmakers want more time off for service members
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The 2025 National Defense Authorization Act has a provision that would bump it up to 20 days of leave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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IRS looks to improve privacy protections in Free File program
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The IRS told its inspector general that its reviewing privacy disclosures from Free File partners to mitigate risks of exposing personal information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Emergency leave for federal employees impacted by Hurricane Helene
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OPM says employees who are adversely affected and seek to become emergency leave recipients must apply in writing to their agencies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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CISA faces challenges sharing cyber threat information
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The IG says CISA made some good improvements to the Automated Indicator Sharing program in recent years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Federal employees get new source for 'official time' rules
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The Federal Labor Relations Authority's new training video for federal employees, unions and managers highlights types of work that are included as part of official time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Federal Trade Commission employees unionize
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FTC began the process to unionize back in 2023, raising concerns about their access to telework, potential politicization of the civil service and other issues. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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FEMA prepares for Hurricane Helene aftermath
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is using a big part of the base's airfield as a holding area for truckloads of meals, cots and generators ready to move to other areas of the southeastern U.S. once the storm passes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Senate hold on senior military promotion comes to an end
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Senators voted Tuesday to confirm Army Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark for a fourth star and as commander of U.S. Army Pacific. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Federal trial will decide whether military academies can use race in admissions
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The Supreme Court banned race-conscious admissions practices for most schools but left a possible national security exception for military academies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Former IRS contractor employees retained access to facilities, systems and equipment
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The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration flagged 1,800 contracted employees listed as active but were no longer assigned to an ongoing contract. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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OPM asks agencies to review 2024 special salary rates
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The Office of Personnel Management’s annual data call asks agencies to take a look at any jobs that might need a higher salary than General Schedule rates to help with recruitment and retention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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New resources for Postal Service Health Benefit Program enrollees
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Ahead of the new Postal health program's launch in 2025, the Office of Personnel Management has created a landing page with more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Senators push for fix to potential Foreign Service pay cut
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Congress has until the end of the month to reauthorize Overseas Comparability Pay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Episode 141: Preserving Natural and Cultural Heritage to Meet Community Resilience Goals
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FEMA's Environmental and Historic Preservation Program, EHP, is crucial to ensuring that our recovery and grant efforts respect and also protect environmental and historic sites, even in the wake of disasters. So, in this episode, we get down to the basics and explore the responsibilities of the EHP program - how it operates during and after disast…
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House Democrats introduce ‘Right to IVF’ Act
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A new bill, called the Right to IVF Act, rolls together four previous bills all aiming to broaden fertility coverage nationwide. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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The Department of the Air Force is on track to meet its recruitment goals for fiscal 2024 across all components. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Federal government saw less attrition in fiscal 2023
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The government saw less staff attrition in fiscal 2023 but some demographic groups are still showing higher rates of quitting than others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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The Continuing Resolution could mean more cuts to the IRS
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The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the cuts to IRS funding would reduce its total revenue collection by nearly $66 billion dollars over the next decade. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Pentagon urges Senate to confirm nominee being blocked by Sen. Tuberville
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Alabama Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville is holding up the promotion of Lieutenant General Ronald Clark to lead Army forces in the Pacific. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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NARA offers agencies an exception to no longer accepting paper records
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Agencies are getting an important exception to the National Archives policy of no longer accepting paper records. NARA says agencies can continue sending official personnel folders to the National Personnel Records Center through June of 20-25. And agencies will be able to deliver employee medical folders to the records center until June of 20-27. …
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Lawmakers file bill to repeal WEP and GPO
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Lawmakers are officially filing their discharge petition today to try to move the Social Security Fairness Act to a floor vote. The bill aims to repeal the WEP and G-P-O, two provisions that reduce or eliminate Social Security for certain public servants. The discharge petition will only move forward if the document gains 218 signatures, a House ma…
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IRS announces $1.3B recovered from high-income wealthy individuals under IRA initiatives
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The agency is targeting two categories of tax delinquents — more than 1,600 millionaires with more than $250,000 dollars in tax debt, and 125 thousand high-income individuals, who haven’t filed a tax return since 2017. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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EPA union calls for temporary situational telework option
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A federal union is calling for temporary work-from-home options for staff at the Environmental Protection Agency. The push from the American Federation of Government Employees comes after reports of Legionella outbreaks at several EPA facilities across the country. The affected EPA buildings are located in D.C., Boston, Houston and Chicago. The uni…
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IRS Direct File adds more states for 2025
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Governor Moore joins state and federal leaders to announce Maryland is adding IRS Direct File for 2025 filing season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Episode 140: A Fireside Chat about Cybersecurity and Emergency Management
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On today's episode, we have a really exciting conversation that we'd like to highlight for you. FEMA was thrilled to recently host a joint FEMA virtual town Hall with our colleagues at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - CISA. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell joined CISA director Jen Easterly for a special fireside chat where t…
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New leadership at the Congressional Research Service
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Congress' own think tank … the Congressional Research Service … is getting new leadership. Foreign policy expert Karen Donfried (DAWN-freed) will become its director … starting September 23rd. She’ll take over for an interim leader who’s held the top job for more than a year. Donfried previously served as Assistant Secretary of State for European a…
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Federal employees likely to see 2% pay raise in 2025
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Civilian federal employees are now almost certain to see a 2 percent federal pay raise in 2025. President Joe Biden formally announced his plans for next year’s salary hike on Friday. Nothing will be truly official until Biden signs an executive order enacting the 2025 raise. If finalized, it would be the smallest annual raise enacted during the Bi…
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Don’t forget… federal employees do get some extra time off on election day this fall. A new reminder from the Office of Personnel Management details exactly how much time, and for what reason. Federal employees can take up to 4 hours of paid administrative leave to go vote on Nov. 5. On top of that, feds can take an additional 4 hours off to volunt…
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USPS wins $2M contract fraud settlement
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On today's Federal Newscast, USPS wins $2M contract fraud investigation settlement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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SBA protégé mentor program sees growth for contractors
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On today's Federal Newscast, the number of small businesses in the mentor-protégé program skyrocketed in 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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White House lays out how agencies can keep track of their AI uses
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In today's Federal Newscast, the Biden administrative is showing agencies how to keep tabs on their use of artificial intelligence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Agencies get the go ahead to continue paying higher salaries to feds stationed in Iraq
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In today's Federal Newscast, civilian federal employees stationed in Iraq will continue to see higher pay rates until the end of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Americans appear to have a good opinion of federal agencies overall
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In today's Federal Newscast, according to a new study, Americans feel generally positive about federal agencies, but it also depends on their political party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Episode 139: Building Resilience - The Power of Disaster Philanthropy
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In the aftermath of disasters, when FEMA's assistance begins to phase out, the critical role of philanthropic organizations becomes increasingly apparent. In this episode, we explore how disaster philanthropy functions from the initial response phase to long-term recovery and resilience building. We'll delve into real examples of how philanthropic …
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An apparent attempt to disrupt Army conference with foul smell
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In today's Federal Newscast, there's a criminal investigation underway into what appears to have been an attempt to disrupt the Army's annual TechNet conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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CISA to receive new headquarters on the St. Elizabeths West Campus
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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Former President Trump selects leaders for presidential transition team
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In today's Federal Newscast, former President Donald Trump has named two officials to lead his campaign’s presidential transition team Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Partnership for Public Service releases vision to counter the controversial project 2025 plan
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In today's Federal Newscast, as an alternative to Project 2025, the Partnership has created a new vision for what it believes will be the best path toward civil service reform and modernization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesOleh Federal News Network | Hubbard Radio
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Episode 138: Tapping Into FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to Build Communities
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We're diving into a monumental topic for August, which is National Resilience Month, and it is all things Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grant programs, or HMA grants. These programs play a critical role in helping communities across the nation reduce the impacts of disaster. So, we're gonna be exploring how the grants work, the types of assistance a…
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