A new study finds public trust in the federal government overall is decreasing
Federal Newscast

A new study finds public trust in the federal government overall is decreasing

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 17, 20265 min

In today's Federal Newscast, the public’s trust in government is declining, new research from the Partnership for Public Service shows. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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This is a Federal News Network podcast. Coming up on today's Federal Newscast, a new study finds public trust in the federal government overall is decreasing. Congress wants to ensure the Government Accountability Office can access data on how agencies are

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using federal office space. And a new HR leader is named at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. These stories and more in today's federal newscast. Welcome to today's episode of the federal newscast. I'm Eric White. The public's trust in government

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is declining. New research from the Partnership for Public Service shows just about 27% of Americans say they trust the federal government. That's down 6% since last year. The findings confirm persistently low levels of trust since the nonprofit began its polling in 2021. At the same time, public views of civil servants are more positive, with nearly two-thirds of Americans

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