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The numbers that show how essential an agency is

By Seth Borenstein
Published October 2, 2013 9:37pm ET
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The numbers that show how essential an agency is
FILE - This Oct. 7, 2009 file photo shows a NASA tent is erected on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington in preparation of an event with the President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama who will be joined by local area middle school students as the use telescopes to star gaze. NASA may have the Right Stuff, but it’s not essential. In fact, of all the larger government agencies, NASA is sending the largest percentage home in the government shutdown because they are considered not essential. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the Veterans Administration, which usually doesn’t grab attention unless something goes wrong, has one of the highest percentage of workers considered essential and staying on. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) | Pablo Martinez Monsivais

WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA may have the Right Stuff, but it’s not essential.

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