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Cybersecurity experts urged Congress to avoid a government shutdown on Oct. 1 – the start of the new federal fiscal year – telling a House panel that a lapse would damage efforts to keep the nation secure.
Congress has yet to approve any of the dozen funding bills that expire annually and are necessary to keep most federal agencies operational. The legislature has 12 days before the current federal fiscal year ends, along with the funding Congress appropriated for it.