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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

FY20 Programmatic Panel:

John Kirkwood, M.D. (Chair)
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Hillman Cancer Center

Ellen Davis
Melanoma Research Alliance

Keith Flaherty, M.D.
Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital

Samantha Guild
AIM at Melanoma

Sapna Patel, M.D.
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas

Ze’ev Ronai, Ph.D.
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla

Steven Silverstein
Melanoma Research Foundation

CDR Heather Tracy, M.D.
Naval Medical Center, San Diego

Margaret Tucker, M.D.
National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, Human Genetics Program

Ashani Weeraratna, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University

M. Raza Zaidi, Ph.D.
Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University

LCDR Karen Zeman, M.D.
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Last updated Thursday, September 4, 2025