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Safety on the Horizon

A crane operator contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District lowers a mooring buoy in position to increase warning visibility at the Allegheny River Lock and Dam 2 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 10, 2021. The Pittsburgh District recently added horizontal buoys on the Allegheny and at the Dashields Lock and Dam on the Ohio River to provide even more visible signs to warn recreational boaters from going over the dam. The dams on the Allegheny River and at Dashields are submerged, also known as fixed crest dams, which make them difficult to see from upstream. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District photo by Michel Sauret)

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Photo by: Michel Sauret | VIRIN: 210610-A-TI382-381.JPG

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The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a 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 exempted or excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.