{"id":31328,"date":"2023-09-26T17:08:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T17:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/09\/26\/white-house-shutdown-would-harm-military-pay-and-national-security\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:25:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:25:30","slug":"white-house-shutdown-would-harm-military-pay-and-national-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2023\/09\/26\/white-house-shutdown-would-harm-military-pay-and-national-security\/","title":{"rendered":"White House: Shutdown would harm military pay and national security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

White House officials on Tuesday warned that a looming government shutdown<\/a> would undermine national security by delaying service members\u2019 pay<\/a> and furloughing hundreds of thousands of civilian Defense Department workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Operations of most federal agencies are set to halt on Oct. 1<\/a> unless members of Congress can agree to a short-term budget extension or long-term government budget before then. As of Tuesday morning, neither chamber had a plan in place to avoid the budget lapse, though Senate leaders had promised to move some legislation later in the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement<\/a> criticizing \u201cextreme House Republicans\u201d for their public opposition to White House-backed funding plans, administration officials noted that the shutdown could mean delayed paychecks for 1.3 million active-duty troops, including more than 171,000 stationed overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Troops would be required to report for duty in the event of a shutdown<\/a>, but would not receive paychecks until after a new budget deal is reached.<\/p>\n\n\n\t