Furloughs began this week for some 1,200 Georgia National Guard technicians as part of automatic federal budget cuts. None affects the Gainesville armory, 153 Alta Vista Road, home to Charlie Company, 1-121st Infantry of the 48th Brigade, said Mary-Therese Tebbe, the National Guard’s public affairs director. Furloughs began Monday and will run for 11 weeks — one day per week — until Sept. 20, she said.