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DHS keeps paying Coast Guard personnel despite partial government shutdown

  • Nicole Sganga--CBS News
  • published date: 2026-03-17 21:48:09 UTC

The Department of Homeland Security is using discretionary funding to continue paying active-duty U.S. Coast Guard personnel during the department's ongoing shutdown, even as civilian employees remain unpaid.

The Department of Homeland Security is using discretionary funding to continue paying active-duty U.S. Coast Guard personnel during the department's ongoing shutdown, even as civilian employees remai… [+4810 chars]