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Pentagon Implements Shutdown Plan, Keeps Border Forces on Duty

Active-duty troops face a pay pause after Oct. 15, with large civilian furloughs moving ahead.

FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, responds to reporters' questions before the start of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
People attend a festival marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., before the military parade on June 14, 2025.
FILE - Maj. Lisa Jaster, center, the first Army Reserve female to graduate the Army's Ranger School, stands in formation with other Rangers during an Army Ranger school graduation ceremony, Oct. 16, 2015, in Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/Branden Camp, File)

Overview

  • The Pentagon’s contingency plan designates the southern border, Middle East operations, the Golden Dome missile defense program, depot maintenance, shipbuilding and critical munitions as top priorities.
  • About 334,900 civilian Defense Department employees are being furloughed, while roughly 223,900 are classified as excepted and must continue working.
  • Active-duty troops and reservists on active orders will continue to work, with pay funded for the first two weeks and then paused after Oct. 15 absent new appropriations.
  • Roughly 8,500 personnel assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border remain on duty to support border security operations.
  • As many as 2 million service members could be required to work without pay depending on the shutdown’s duration, and Navy Federal Credit Union is offering 0% APR paycheck assistance to eligible members.