The TV news has wall-to-wall coverage of what is affected by the shutdown of the federal government, but it’s far from comprehensive. Here are just a few of the federal agencies whose services we’ll have to manage without until Congress acts:
* Broadcasting Board of Governors
* Chief Human Capital Officers Council
* Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
* Foreign Agricultural Service
* Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control Office
* Indian Arts and Crafts Board
* Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group
* Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries
* Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
* Office of Refugee Resettlement
* Office of the Pardon Attorney
* Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
* U.S. Arctic Research Commission
* U.S. Board on Geographic Names
* Weights and Measures Division
And a bit of good news amid the gloom: it appears the government will hang on to the Federal Helium Reserve a little while longer.
