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Feb 28, 2013 | 9:15 am

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InkUnderNails

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Originally Posted by studentff

Any idea what the durations of the screening contracts are?

One federal (DoD type) contractor around here was claiming that he was unlikely to be impacted because the contract had already been paid for the year (presumably fiscal year), so there was no reason to quit working, take furloughs, etc. If the "cuts" last, there might be issues with future contracts, but he seemed to think the current one was pretty safe.

I work on contracts but not government contracts. Paid for the year through September? Sweet. I bet he means guaranteed or pre-approved through the year, which is a government promise that can be broken. If not, sweet gig.

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