But what you may not know is military families, and many federal employees are affected in ways which the average person does not learn on the news. And also the federal employees who can not check email or send information to communicate with families back home. Federal employees run most of the base resources military families use. Federal employees run most of the base resources military families use. Places which support military families with resources are closed today or have limited hours, indefinitely because of the government shutdown.

Source: Forbes January 20, 2018 18:45 UTC