Congress can enact separate legislation or offer amendments during a funding lapse to provide pay for furloughed federal employees and military personnel.
November 07, 2025
high
temporal
Describes a legislative option available to address federal employee and military pay during shutdowns.
Legislative affairs offices can conduct comprehensive reviews of congressional interactions, compile position descriptions and contact information for personnel who inform Congress, establish working groups, request materials, and arrange meetings with military personnel to manage and streamline departmental engagement with Congress.
October 15, 2025
high
procedural
Lists common authorities and activities used by legislative affairs offices to oversee and coordinate congressional engagement.
Military personnel staffing civil-military coordination centers commonly include personnel with expertise in transportation, planning, security, logistics, and engineering.
October 09, 2025
high
operational
Lists common skill sets assigned to military components of civil-military coordination efforts.
A lapse in federal appropriations (a government shutdown) can result in military personnel working without pay and some federal employees being furloughed.
October 05, 2025
high
process
Operational and personnel effects that commonly occur during federal government funding lapses.
Remnants of past conflicts, such as buried land mines, can persist in former battlefield and border areas and continue to injure military personnel and civilians.
medium
general
Persistent explosive remnants of war pose ongoing safety risks in former conflict zones.