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The editors at Masters in Accounting Degrees decided to research the topic of

How Important is Each Federal Agency?


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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/


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