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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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DAHLGREN, Va. (Oct. 06, 2021) Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) AEGIS Training and Readiness Center (ATRC) Instructor Fire Controlman (Aegis) 1st Class Kirt Palmer demonstrates to his students how to execute maintenance and troubleshooting procedures using the Aegis Virtual Maintenance Trainer (VMT), a high-fidelity 3D training simulation. The VMT provides a virtual representation of the entire Aegis Weapon System computer network. It was developed, funded and delivered as part of the Director, Surface Warfare’s, OPNAV N96, program of record, Surface Training Advanced Virtual Environment-Combat Systems (STAVE-CS). (Photo courtesy of Metro Productions)

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