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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

H. Steve White, Ph.D. (Chair)
University of Washington

Col. Wendy Chao, D.O.
U.S. Air Force

Ben Churn, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Jeffrey Goodman, Ph.D.
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center

Kimberly Harding
Consumer, Epilepsy Foundation Florida

Patty Horan
Consumer, CURE Epilepsy

Amanda Hunt, Ph.D.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Laura Lubbers, Ph.D.
CURE Epilepsy

James B. Phillips, Ph.D., M.B.A., P.M.P.
Defense Health Agency

Steven Schachter, M.D.
Harvard University

Last updated Wednesday, September 17, 2025