About 2,100 military household goods shipments were delayed during the government shutdown, even though they had been funded to move in late September with fiscal 2025 dollars, according to officials with the Permanent Change of Station Joint Task Force .

That represents about 20% of the approximately 11,000 permanent change of station shipments during that time. The 2,100 shipments do not match the number of service members affected, because there is often more than one shipment associated with each service member’s move.

Meanwhile, the task force, established in May by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has already taken steps to improve the process of moving service members’ household goods, some of which helped address problems during the shutdown.

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