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Government contractors
A year after the shutdown, federal contractors still digging out of a financial hole
Jan 24, 2020
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history has had lasting effects for workers.
Three months after the shutdown, some workers still feel its effects
Apr 25, 2019
"There's still that insecurity. You want the cash on hand," said government contractor Sunny Blaylock.
Coming back to work after the shutdown
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Sean McHenry
Feb 6, 2019
It was a bittersweet return for one government contractor.
What happens when losing a paycheck becomes a regular thing
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Sean McHenry
Jan 16, 2019
As a government contractor, Janet Martin weathered several shutdowns. But losing pay changed how she thinks about money.
The list of companies that want to build the wall is growing
Mar 2, 2017
The government is getting ready to solicit bids to design and build border wall prototypes.
Do federal contractors save the government money?
Jul 31, 2015
The U.S. keeps replacing its full-time workers with contract employees.
$10.10: Just a nice even number?
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Adriene Hill
Jan 28, 2014
Why did President Obama choose $10.10 as the new minimum wage for federal contractors? And, wait, which federal workers are paid minimum wage?
For public good, not for profit.
Obamacare: What we have here is a failure to integrate
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Amy Scott
Oct 24, 2013
After problems with the Coast Guard's massive Deepwater acquisition program, the federal government has moved away from hiring outside systems integrators, opting to coordinate big projects in-house.
Government shutdown 2013 and the (sometimes) lowly contractor
Oct 3, 2013
There are 800,000 government workers who aren't being paid. But how about the hundreds of thousands of government contractors?