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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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BALTIMORE (Sept. 8, 2021) Capt. Herb Lacy, from Bowie, Md., a representative of the United States Naval Academy, speaks to Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School students about career opportunities in America’s Navy during the Navy Promotional Days (NPD) Baltimore. NPDs are a part of the Navy’s national search for the best and brightest students who have what it takes to excel in high-demand, cutting-edge fields. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Diana Quinlan)

VIRIN: 210908-N-WF272-1238.JPG
Photo by: Petty Officer 1st Class Diana Quinlan

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Location: BALTIMORE
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