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That's the sound of the annual game of congressional chicken. The question on this, the occasion of this year's annual government shutdown threat is, will they or won't they get a budget deal on time? We get an update from WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller

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Demand for the Army's recently deployed generative AI platform is surging. In fact, Army leaders are trying to slow down the pace a little bit. The goal right now is to make sure the cost containment strategies and validation of use cases are in place, and to make sure soldiers and civilian employees can integrate AI into their work a little more strategically. For more Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis spoke to Nic Chaillan, the CEO of AI vendor, Ask Sage and to the Army's Chief Information Officer, Leonel Garciga.

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Veterans Affairs can keep paying for veterans benefits on time after Congress approved $3 billion in supplemental emergency funding late last week, but why the need arose in the first place, VA officials say because they are paying for benefits at record levels now, some lawmakers have questions. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman joins us with the latest

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For several years now, the Justice Department has operated something called the Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative. It uses the long-standing False Claims Act to go after contractors and research grantees who don't have the cybersecurity controls in place they say they do. A recent case against two universities shows how it all works. My next guest represents Penn State and Georgia Tech whistleblowers. Attorney Julie Bracker of the law firm Bracker and Marcus joins me now.

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You may have heard. It's national election season. The more partisan things get, why the more partisan they get. So the Office of Special Counsel is on high alert for reports of possible violations of the Hatch Act against office campaigning. This as the OSC itself embarks on an update of its own transparency procedures. We get an update from Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger, who joins me in studio.

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U.S officials say Chinese government hackers have been burrowing into the networks of critical infrastructure including power grids and electric utilities. The Energy Department is working on a new risk management plan for that sector. It’s led by the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response known as CESER. At a recent conference Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday spoke with the deputy Director for Preparedness Policy and Risk and Analysis at CESER, Mara Winn.

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Earlier this week we reported on changes the Small Business Administration wants to make to a popular contracting program known as mentor protégé. Another big rule, a total rewrite in a clarification's clothing would redo HUBzone contracting. Koprince McCall Pottroff partner Shane McCall joins me once again for a look.

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The Veterans Affairs Department has a big real estate footprint. So it has a big environmental impact. Since 2022, it's also had a Sustainability Plan, something the White House ordered all agencies to have. A review by the Inspector General finds, Veterans Affairs still has some work to do. More now from the Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections, Jennifer Baptiste.

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