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The Government Shutdown and Private Contractors

October 3, 2013

When the clock struck 12:00am on October 1, 2013, much of the U.S. federal government shut down. What this means is that many of those who work for and with the federal government are now left in limbo. According to the Wall Street Journal, 818,000 workers (out of a total of 2.9 million federal government […]

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