Governor Kathy Hochul | Major General Raymond F. Shields Jr.
Lapse in 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. Read more at war.gov.
Visit https://dmna.ny.gov/furlough/ for informationa and resources pertaining to NY National Guard Federal Excepted Employees and the current lapse in appropriations.
The control environment is the foundation of an internal control framework and it starts at the top of the organization with executive management. Executive management is responsible for setting the right tone of the agency by having the proper attitude toward internal control and by being control conscious.
At DMNA, The Adjutant General, Major General Shields, issues an annual Vision and Guidance memorandum to enforce his commitment to the control environment in which we operate. While the Adjutant General is responsible to set the right tone of the control environment at DMNA, all of us are required to carry it through into our daily operations. Click here for the latest memorandum from the Adjutant General.