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A Social Security whistleblowing employee has been vindicated by the Office of Special Council. John McAdams found that retirees were getting sub-optimal advice from Social Security itself, missing out on substantial benefits they were entitled to. He's been at it a long time. In 2022, John McAdams the special counsel named him Public Servant of the Year. For more on the latest cases, claims specialist John McAdams join me now.

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It's no surprise, artificial intelligence remained a top storyline over the last 12

months, and probably will continue that way. Agencies detailed 1000 more use

cases in the most recent update from the Office of Management and Budget. But

the 1700 total use cases are only one reason AI remains big news. We get more

now from Federal News Network's executive editor Jason Miller

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One thing Republicans and Democrats agree on is the need to have secure, domestic supplies of critical minerals. It's both an economic and national security imperative. So what can the government do to boost reliable domestic supplies? My next guest has studies this question. She's director of the critical materials security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Gracelin Baskaran joins me in studio.

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As it always does, the National Defense Authorization Act known as the NDAA includes a whole section devoted to federal procurement. We get highlights not from attorney Zach Prince of Haynes Boone.

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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, CISA is one of the youngest

but also fastest growing agencies in government. It faces a murky future

though, under the incoming Trump administration and potentially less support

from Congress. For more on what might lie ahead for CISA in 2025 Federal News

Network's Justin Doubleday

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Today on the Federal Drive with Tom Temin

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When citizens have questions for the government, they often turn to their rep in Congress. When Congress has questions, it turns to the Congressional Research Service. Now the CRS has a new director. Karen Donfried joins me now.

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Not all military health care takes places in ideal settings. Sometimes it's needed in what the military calls operational settings. The armed forces exercise varying degrees of how carefully they evaluate provider quality. For more, we turn to the director of health care issues at the Government Accountability Office, Sharon Silas.

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Implementation plans for artificial intelligence in the Defense Department are long overdue. That's according to the DoD Office of Inspector General. The IG found confusion over who does what and for more Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis spoke to the IG evaluations and intelligence chief David Edwards. He talked about issues surrounding the Chief Digital and AI office itself.

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