Coast Guard members and other federal workers who had been furloughed or were working without pay during the partial government shutdown are getting their backpay this week.
But there is still uncertainty for many contractors who were hit with stop-work orders, procurement delays and missed pay.
“To get out of the mess, you have to unravel it on a contract-by-contract basis,” said David Berteau, president of the Professional Services Council, a trade group that represents a variety of federal contractors, according to Politico. “What can only take five minutes to stop can take days to start again.”
The 35-day shutdown delayed $18 billion in spending, the Congressional Budget Office said in a report released Monday.
“Some of those private-sector entities will never recoup that lost income,” the report said.
Post-Leadership, McConnell Plans to Push for More Defense Funding
When Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell steps down from his Senate leadership role after the November elections, he’ll have at least two more years in the Senate. Now he’s signaled one of his priorities as a rank-and-file Senator is to increase defense funding,...
