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The editors at Masters in Accounting Degrees decided to research the topic of How Important is Each Federal Agency?

- The recent shutdown sheds light on what agencies we really find important. Agencies ranked by percentage of workers still working in shutdown.

Full Employment

- State Department

- Funded annually so exempted from current shutdown measures.



- Federal Reserve

- The Fed isn't technically a government agency. It's funded by contributions from its stock-holding banks.



- Postal Service

- A self-funded agency.



- Supreme Court

- Not in session during the current shutdown. Descending Order Department of Veterans Affairs

- Total:332,025 - Working:316,738 - Furloughed:14,224 - % working:95.39582863

- What's still running:

- Medical Services:Yes

- Benefits programs: Limited Services

- Board of Veteran Appeals: No Department of Homeland Security

- Total:231,117 - Working:199,822 - Furloughed:31,295 - % working:86.45923926

- What's still running:

- Transportation Security Administration: Limited Services

- Federal Emergency Management Services: Limited Services

- Coast Guard and Customs and Border Patrol: Limited Services

- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Limited Services

- Secret Services: Limited Services

- Note: But all functioning at over 80% Department of Justice

- Total:114,486 - Working:96,300- Furloughed:18,186 - % working:84.11508831

- What's Still Running:

- FBI: Yes

- Drug Enforcement Administration: Yes

- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives: Yes

- U.S. Attorneys: Yes

- U.S. Parole COmmission:Yes

- Support Staff: Limited Services Department of Defense

- Total:2,200,000 - Working:1,800,000 - Furloughed:400,000 - % working: 81.81818182

- What's still running:

- 1.4 million active duty servicement: Yes

- Civilian personel: Limited Services

- Note: Around half of civilian personnel will be furloughed. Transportation

- Total:55,468 - Working:36,987 - Furloughed:18,481 - % working:66.68169034

- What's still running:

- Federal Aviation Administration: Limited Services

- National Highway Safety Administration: Limited Services

- Federal Transit Administration: Limited Services FDA

- Total:14,800 - Working:8,180 - Furloughed:6,620 - % working: 55.27027027

- What's still running:

- Routine Inspections: No

- Monitoring of Imports: No

- Lab work to inform public: No

- High-risk recalls: Limited Services Health and HR

- Total:78,198 - Working:37,686 - Furloughed:40,512 - % working:48.19304842

- What's still running:

- Administration for Children and Families: Limited Services

- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Limited Services

- Centers of Disease Control and Prevention: Limited Services

- Note: A majority of all of the previous organizations will be shut down. Energy

- Total: 13,814 - Working:5,342 - Furloughed:8,471 - % working:38.67091357

- What's still running:

- National Nuclear Security Administration: Limited Services

- Southwestern Power Administration: Limited Services

- Western Area Power Administration: Limited Services

- Note: All running on skeleton crews. Small Business Administration

- Total: 3,516 - Working:1,329 - Furloughed:2,187 - % working:37.79863481

- What's still running:

- Approval of new applications: No

- Aid for small firms exporting internationally: No

- Office of Disaster assistance: Limited Services Institutes of Health

- Total:18,646 - Working:4,948 - Furloughed:13,698 - % working:26.53652258

- What's still running:

- Applications for new grants: No

- Drawing funds for existing grants: Yes

- NIH Clinical Center: Limited Services White House

- Total:1,701 - Working:436 - Furloughed:1,265 - % working: 25.63198119

- What's still running:

- Support Staff: Limited Services Interior

- Total:72,562 - Working:13,797 - Furloughed:58,765 - % working:19.01408451

- What's still running:

- National Parks: No

- Security-related jobs: Yes

- U.S. Geological Survey: Limited Services

- Fish and Wildlife Service: Limited Services

- Bureau of Indian Affairs: Limited Services

- Bureau of Land Management: Limited Services

- Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation: Limited Services

- Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement: Limited Services

- Note: Besides security-related jobs, other offices are at very skeletal staffs. Treasury

- Total:110,000 - Working:20,000 - Furloughed:90,000 - % working:18.18181818

- What's still working:

- Audits: No

- Examinations of tax returns: NO

- Disbursement of Social Security: Yes

- Daily Cash management for the Government: Yes Labor

- Total:16,304 - Working:2,954 - Furloughed:13,350 - % working:18.11825319

- What's still working:

- Bureau of Labor Statistics: No

- Employment and Training Administration: No Smithsonian

- Total:4,202 - Working:688 - Furloughed:3,514 - % working:16.37315564

- What's still working:

- Museums: No

- Zoos: No

- Care of animals: yes

- Security: Yes Commerce

- Total:46,420 - Working:6,186 - Furloughed:40,234 - % working:13.32615252

- What's still working:

- Census Bureau: No

- Bureau of Economic Analysis: No

- Patent and Trademark Office: Yes

- Bureau of Industry and Security: Limited Services

- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Yes EPA

- Total:16,205 - Working:1,024 - Furloughed:15,181 - % working:6.319037334

- What's still working:

- Military, security, and health related projects: Yes

- Everyone else: No Security and Exchange Commission

- Total:4,149 - Working:252 - Furloughed:3,897 - % working:6.073752711

- What's still working:

- Everyone: yes

- Note: The SEC has enough funds to remain operational 4 weeks in the event of a shutdown. Education

- Total:4,225 - Working:212 - Furloughed:3,983 - % working:5.017751479

- What's still working:

- Distribution of funds to schools: yes

- Pell Grant and Student Federal Loan Processing: Limited Services Housing and Urban Development

- Total:8,709 - Working:349 - Furloughed:8,360 - % working:4.00734872

- What's still working:

- Funds to public housing: No

- Money for Choice Housing Vouchers: No Nasa

- Total:18,250 - Working:549 - Furloughed:17,701 - % working:3.008219178

- What's still working:

- Safe operations of international space state and satellites: Yes

- Research where suspending research would do serious damage to property: yes Unknown

- Department of Agriculture

- Safety of the public isn't a priority in government shut downs

- 3,000 aviation safety inspectors.

- Food Inspectors

- Auto Recall Inspectors

- No shutdown of the government is good. But it's happened. Are our priorities correct? SOURCES http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/10/01/shutdown-furlough-surprises/2901143/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/2013-shutdown-federal-department-impact/



