 After Government Issue disbanded, John Stabb fronted a number of bands and eventually collaborated with guitarists Karl Hill and Aimee Soubier, bassist Shaun Wright, and drummer Stephen Brown.The band released their EP, "Helmshore", in the fall of 2001, a 7" for the song "Rail" and a full-length entitled "Redtape"  before disbanding in late 2005.In late-2013, John Stabb reformed Government Issue with a permanent line-up and recruited Karl Hill to play drums.