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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. (Sept. 25, 2023) Cadets and instructors from Stafford High School’s Navy Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps pose for a group photo with Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) leadership, SCSTC AEGIS Training and Readiness Center leadership, and staff from Navy Talent Acquisition Group Richmond during their visit to Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, Sept. 25. Twenty-four cadets visited as part of an effort to help potential future warfighters learn more about the different careers and opportunities found in the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Michael Bova)

VIRIN: 230925-N-SI161-1052.JPG
Photo by: Michael Bova

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Location: DAHLGREN, Va.
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