How will the shutdown affect different parts of the government? Check out this breakdown of how many workers are being furloughed in each agency.
Upshot: the military is a big priority, protecting the environment, protecting workers and researching scientific breakthroughs not so much
Agency Furloughed Working
Commerce Department 40,234 6,186
Defense Department 400,000 1,800,000
Education Department 3,983 242
Energy Department 9,595 4,219
Environmental Protection Agency 15,592 613
Health & Human Services Department 40,512 37,686
Homeland Security Department 31,295 199,822
Housing & Urban Development Department 8,360 349
Interior Department 58,765 13,797
Justice Department 17,742 96,744
Labor Department 13,350 2,954
NASA 17,883 367
National Science Foundation 1,700 300
Smithsonian 3,514 688
State Department 0 22,000
Transportation Department 18,481 36,987
Treasury Department 997 979
Veterans Affairs Department 14,224 317,801