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The Department of Homeland Security is setting up potential reassignments for employees in its Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction unit if Congress fails to reauthorize the office later this year.\nThe authority for the CWMD office terminates Dec. 21. While bipartisan legislation to reauthorize CWMD exists in\xa0both\xa0chambers\xa0of Congress, time is running short as lawmakers face another looming government shutdown scenario in mid-November, while House Republicans have yet to appoint a new speaker.\n\u201cIt\u2019s a complicated congressional environment right now,\u201d Mary Ellen Callahan, the assistance secretary of DHS\u2019s CWMD Office, said in an interview.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices