ATLANTA, Ga. - Times are tough for thousands of federal employees working at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, but it appears there is light at the end of the tunnel.

“We just really don’t know... just trying to be positive and be hopeful and look forward to going back to work assuming that’s going to happen,” a CDC employee said.

Fort Gordon’s Eisenhower Army Medical Center could face near-shutdown

Potential cuts could shut down inpatient, emergency room and operating room services at Fort Gordon's hospital.

The CDC employee received a text message from her supervisor Wednesday afternoon informing her she would need to report to work on Thursday if the government shutdown ends.

“So happy to be able to go back, but so unsure and unprepared and surprised and nervous,” she sai

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