The following is part of a Coast Guard press release that came through late this afternoon.
“…the Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Coast Guard have identified a way to pay our military workforce on Dec. 31, 2018.”
http://allhands.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2018/12/28/government-shutdown-faqs-cgma-loan-information/
Thanks to James Brooks at Anchorage Daily News for the tip.