Department of Military Affairs closed Monday, Oct. 12

Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs (DMA) will be closed on Monday, Oct. 12, 2009 as state employees take one of 16 furlough days required for all state workers over the next two years. Columbus Day (Oct. 12) is also a federal holiday. DMA will resume regular business hours on Tuesday, Oct. 13.

The Department of Military Affairs (DMA) includes Joint Force Headquarters-Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Army National Guard, the Wisconsin Air National Guard, and the Wisconsin Division of Emergency Management (WEM).

Brig. Gen. Don Dunbar, the adjutant general of Wisconsin, said the Wisconsin National Guard’s Joint Operations Center (JOC) and the 24-Hour Emergency Management Duty Officer System will remain fully operational. WEM Administrator, Mr. Edward Wall, has ensured that if a disaster or emergency should occur on Oct. 12, there will be staff available to respond to the scene and to work in the state Emergency Operations Center.