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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

Lina Kubli, Ph.D. (Chair)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Arthi Amin, Ph.D.
U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity

Janet Cyr, Ph.D.
National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

Col. Todd Desgrosseilliers, Consumer Advocate
U.S. Marine Corps Retired

Angelika Doetzlhofer, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University, Association for Research in Otolaryngology

Mitch Eliason, MD, CDR, MC, USN
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia

Barbara Kelley, Consumer Advocate
Hearing Loss Association of America

Lt. Col. Douglas Ruhl, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Madigan Army Medical Center

Judy Schafer, Ph.D., J.D.
VA

Mei Sun, Ph.D.
Defense Health Agency, Biological Systems Portfolio

Lt. Col. Brandon Tourtillott, Ph.D.
Air Mobility Command, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General

Col. Jeffrey Wisneski, Au.D.
Hearing Center of Excellence


Last updated Wednesday, September 17, 2025