Georgians began feeling the impact of Washington’s latest shutdown showdown on Wednesday as local federal offices furloughed employees and rolled back nonessential services.

Tens of thousands of federal workers in the state were directed to stay home after members of Congress couldn’t come to an agreement on Tuesday to keep the government open.

The campus of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sat eerily quiet on Wednesday morning with two-thirds of its staff furloughed, including the employees who review surveillance data for disease spikes and communicate with the public about outbreaks.

The Department of Veterans Affairs closed its regional benefits offices and halted its career counseling programs. No new farm loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture

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