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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

FY21 Programmatic Panel:

Vicky Whittemore, Ph.D. (Chair)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health

Anthony Hardie, former Staff Sergeant US Army (Chair Emeritus)
Veterans for Common Sense

Fiona Crawford, Ph.D.
Roskamp Institute

Peter Greene
Veterans of Modern Warfare

Andrew Grimson, Ph.D.
Cornell University

Karen Mumy, Ph.D.
Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton, Environmental Health Effects Research Laboratory

Ashok Tuteja, M.D., M.P.H., M.R.C.P. (UK)
Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System

Elizabeth Unger, M.D., Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Roberta F. White, Ph.D.
Boston University School of Public Health

Last updated Wednesday, September 3, 2025