Open AccessEarth and Space Science Community Assesses Impacts of U.S. Government Shutdown
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2013eo440002
Subject(s) - shutdown , government (linguistics) , space (punctuation) , political science , space science , natural resource economics , business , environmental science , engineering , economics , computer science , nuclear engineering , aerospace engineering , philosophy , linguistics , operating system
The recent 16‐day shutdown of the U.S. federal government cost the U.S. economy an estimated $24 billion. Federal science agencies are also tallying significant negative effects, including interruptions, delays, and, in some cases, cancellation of critical research projects in the Earth and space sciences.