And that historical president is not a good president. Advising them to review their contingency plans. Now the last shutdown in 2013 lasted 16 days in the event of another shutdown, u. S. Military operations will continue but Service Members wont get paid. However that lost pay will be made up, staffing at most Government Agencies will be cut to just a fraction of normal levels, except homeland security, youll still see the same amount of tsa agents at airports. It couldnt come at a worse time for the centers for Disease Control and prevention, the city has you know is facing one of the worst flu seasons in year. What is the local impact of this possible shutdown . Dr. Tom freedman was the cdc director during the last Government Shutdown, he recently tweeted this. The 2013 Government Shutdown was like a scene from a Science Fiction movie, empty labs and offices at cdc, shutdowns, he writes are not safe. On its website, the cdc assures clients it works 24 7 saving lives and protecting