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Lapse in Appropriations: The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sept. 30, 2025.
Military personnel will continue in normal duty status, without pay, until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.
For more information please refer to the following link:

https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/4319360/fy26-lapse-of-appropriations-department-of-the-navy-resources-for-sailors-marin/
 

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GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Apr. 1, 2021) Surface Warfare Engineering School Command (SWESC) Great Lakes Commanding Officer Cmdr. Shawn Gibson talked to the staff at Boatswain’s Mate A School and Surface Common Core during a ball capping ceremony held at the USS Whitehat, were SWESC officially completed the transition of the schools from Center for Surface Combat Systems Unit Great Lakes. (U.S. Navy photo by Matt Mogle/Released)

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Photo by: Matt Mogle

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Location: GREAT LAKES, Ill.
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