Homeland Defender email 1/26

I know there’s a lot of postings about this right now but I received an email saying I’m eligible but not referred to the hiring manager. I’m hearing that since this posting is open till September that It means it’s just a status update and that our application is still under review. Does anybody have any knowledge of this? Maybe a current person in HR that could explain this to me. B/c I would have thought not being referred to the hiring manager means I’m out of the running.