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Lt. Col. Robert Green, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, left, presents the Department of the Army Civilian Service Achievement Medal to Conservation Biologist Gary Bruce of Center Hill Lake as Capt. Matthew Gursky, right, looks on May 5, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. Bruce was recognized for nearly two decades of volunteer training service, enhancing the safety and readiness of Corps rangers. (USACE Photo by Noe Gonzalez)

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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.