Showing the good sense for which it is famous, the federal government—specifically the Obama Department of Defense—has announced its plans to cancel the nationally televised Air Force-Navy football game on Saturday, thereby jeopardizing millions of dollars (and inconveniencing a great many veterans) to save thousands in travel costs. The Baltimore Sun reports:

“The U.S. Department of Defense has ordered the suspension of all service academy intercollegiate athletics as a result of the government shutdown, putting Saturday’s Navy-Air Force football game in question.