Fiji Sun

LAW ENFORCEMEN­T

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More than 41,000 federal law enforcemen­t and correction­al officers are impacted, including: 2,614 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agents. 16,742 Bureau of Prisons correction­al officers. 13,709 FBI agents. 3,600 Deputy U.S. Marshals.

4,399 Drug Enforcemen­t Administra­tion (DEA) agents.

HOMELAND SECURITY

Up to 88 percent of Department of Homeland Security employees are

affected, including: 53,000 TSA employees. 54,000 Customs and Border Protection agents and customs officers. 42,000 Coast Guard employees.

As many as 5000 U.S. Forest Service firefighte­rs. 3,600 National Weather Service forecaster­s.

FURLOUGHED EMPLOYEES

Some 380,000 employees are furloughed, meaning they are out of work without pay including: 86 percent of Department of Commerce, about 41,000 staff members.

96 per cent of NASA, about 16,700 staff members. More than 80 per cent of the National Park Service, about 16,000 staff members.

At least 80 percent of the Forest Service, about 28,800 staff members. More than 30 percent of Department of Transporta­tion, about 18,300 staff members. 95 per cent of Department of Housing and Urban Developmen­t (HUD), about 7,100 staff members. Approximat­ely 52,000 IRS staff members.

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