Overview
- Minnesota Guard leaders report nearly 13,000 soldiers, airmen, and civilian employees are affected, including about 2,400 full-time staff.
- Full-time Minnesota personnel reported to work to begin an orderly shutdown because federal funding for fiscal year 2026 has not been allocated.
- Iowa officials say Guard members will not be paid during the lapse, and roughly two-thirds of about 1,000 civilian federal employees are being furloughed.
- Weekend training assemblies and other scheduled events in Minnesota will be rescheduled, with future changes dependent on the shutdown’s duration.
- Both state organizations say mission readiness remains intact, and Iowa notes Congress is discussing a Pay Our Troops Act to ensure on-time pay in future shutdowns.