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Lapse in Federal Appropriations
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 excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status. Visit www.dha.mil/shutdownExternal link for more information.
DEPARTMENT OF WAR - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Christopher Johnson, LISW-S, BCD (Chair)
U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery

Michael "Devon" Colbert
Consumer Advocate, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin

Denise Cooper, Ph.D.
Science and Technology Portfolio Management Branch, Defense Health Agency

Jana Drgonova, Ph.D.
National Institute on Drug Abuse

Daniel Falk, Ph.D.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Lt. Col. Yosef Fufa, D.N.P., PMHNP-BC
U.S. Army

Cmdr. Heather Hauck, M.D., FAPA
U.S. Navy

Lt. Col. Tekia Jones, D.N.P., PMHNP-BC
U.S. Air Force Medical Command

Elyse Katz, Ph.D.
Program Management Office - Operational Medical Systems, Defense Health Agency

Marisa Roberto, Ph.D.
The Scripps Research Institute

Jayanthi Sankar, Ph.D.
Office of Research and Development, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Nancy Skopp, Ph.D.
Psychological Health Center of Excellence, Defense Health Agency


Last updated Wednesday, September 17, 2025