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Quality assurance personnel with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers observe contractors performing vegetation removal from roadways at the North Carolina Arboretum, Oct. 22, 2024, in Buncombe County, North Carolina. The work supports improving roadway safety and accessibility within the North Carolina, Arboretum in Asheville, North Carolina, Oct. 22, 2024. USACE received a mission assignment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to clear debris from the roadway and trails at the North Carolina Arboretum in support Hurricane Helene response efforts. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Charles Delano)

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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.