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Joe Cotton, Chickamauga Lock Replacement project manager, briefs approximately 75 contractors and subcontractors on the upcoming construction contract during a pre-proposal site visit, March 4, 2025, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The briefing provided attendees with key project details to help them prepare competitive proposals before the April 7 submission deadline. (USACE photo by Michael Davis)

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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.