154,000 Army Civilians Furloughed in Shutdown  154,000 Army
Civilians Furloughed in Shutdown  Due to the government
shutdown, the Army is struggling to deal with thousands of
civilian furloughs, reduced training and travel and scaled-back
community outreach, service officials said.  Overall, 154,000
Department of the Army civilians have been furloughed, said Army
spokesman Lt. Col. Jerome Pionk.  “This degrades the operations
they were a part of. This has affected the Army across the
board. We are looking at impacts upon every unit. Units are
undergoing guidance with contingency planning to mitigate the
effects as much as possible,” Pionk told Military​.com
Meanwhile, the ongoing government shutdown may even stop the
Army Black Knights football team from playing this Saturday’s
scheduled game against Boston College, service officials said.
Plans for the game are currently under review in light of the
shutdown, Army officials said. A source told ESPN that Defense
Secretary Chuck Hagel will decide if the game