If there is a government shutdown, the U.S. military operations overseas and domestically will continue, but U.S. service members won’t be paid during that time. Defense Department civilians will be given guidance to show up at their offices on Monday morning and will have four hours to sign a memo that acknowledges they will not be working, set up their out-of-office emails and voicemails and turn off their phones and laptops so they will be unable to work from home during the shutdown. If employees happen to be on time off during the shutdown, they will be able to provide a digital signature of that memo and will turn off their devices. They will also provide personal email addresses so they can be contacted once the shutdown is over. However, a good number of DOD civilians will be “excepted” or deemed essential and have to come into work, but without pay. Both U.S. military personnel and DOD civilians are guaranteed retroactive pay after the shutdown ends under the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019. Contractors who work for the Pentagon will continue to work if their contract is funded through the current year, but if a contractor is not under an already-funded contract, then he or she will not get paid during the shutdown.