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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

Christina Annunziata, M.D., Ph.D. (Chair)
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

Deborah Armstrong, M.D.
Johns Hopkins University

Molly Brewer, D.V.M., M.D., M.S.
Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Connecticut

Edward Brown, Ph.D.
University of Rochester

Lt Col Yovanni Casablanca, M.D.
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Kathleen Cho, M.D.
University of Michigan Medical School

Denise Connolly, Ph.D.
Fox Chase Cancer Center

John H. Farley, M.D., COL (USA Ret), MC
St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

Keith Knutson, Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic

Susan Leighton
Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance

Linda Malkas, Ph.D.
Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope

Deborah Miller, Ph.D.
Ovarian Cancer Trial Awareness Network & Empowerment

Carolyn Muller, M.D., FACOG
Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of New Mexico

LCDR Mary Puckett, Ph.D.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Christine Schmidt
The Ovarian and Gynecologic Cancer Coalition/Rhonda's Club


Last updated Thursday, September 4, 2025