BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — More than a week into the federal government shutdown, Kern County residents are experiencing the direct impact as key federal offices remain closed to the public.

The IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center on Coffee Road is currently shuttered, greeting callers with an automated message: "Due to a lapse in appropriations, this office is closed."

The closure comes as President Donald Trump confirmed to ABC News that the process of laying off federal workers began Friday.

I visited three federal offices in Bakersfield and found mixed results. In addition to the IRS office, the USDA Service Center on California Avenue is also closed. However, the Social Security Administration building on Office Park Drive remains open.

It remains unclear whether any layoffs have aff

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