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[quote=josey23][quote=Anonymous][quote=josey23]As others have noted, employees at contractors are pretty much stuck in this situation. Great if the company can shift you to non-federal work but these companies are less diversified than you may think; my old employer had over 5000 people and was 98% dependent on the federal government.

As for the labor rates, there is a stunning difference between the rate billed to the government and the number on the employee's paycheck. I don't know where all that money goes but they toss you overboard pretty quick if you stop billing hours.[/quote]

I think this is a weakness of certain contractors that is not the responsibility of the government to cure. [b] Any consulting/contracting firm that is not diversified runs this risk[/b], Fed contractor or not.  Too much dependence on a key client is a well known business risk and you have to consider that when you take the job.[/quote]

Yep, many of us blanched when management decided to stop pursuing their state government and private client work so they could "focus" on the federal market. And now I need another drink.[/quote]

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