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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1 contractor I know at State was laid off a month or two ago. Yes, typically direct hire employees are cheaper in total cost than contractors, but they are getting rid of those too. [/quote] How is that possible with benefits, retirement, etc.?[/quote] The salaries tend to be lower.[/quote] Also, Feds hired after about 1985/1986 do NOT get the cushy CSRS pension. They are on FERS instead, which is mostly like a private sector 401(k). There is a small pension piece, too small to live on, but they now have payroll deductions that pay for that pension. Those deductions keep increasing. By contrast, VA state employees, which includes local government employees and public schools, still have quite the cushy pension setup. A person who is working at GMU will do much better there than s/he would as a Fed. I imagine this also is true for Maryland and UMCP. [/quote]
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