“Boeing has halted testing for a multibillion-dollar rocket program designed to return astronauts to the moon. The Rand Corp. is bracing for work stoppages. Booz Allen Hamilton is transferring employees to projects with agencies whose funding hasn’t run out.”
“Federal government contractors and consultants have furloughed tens of thousands of employees, and the numbers will only grow as the nearly monthlong shutdown drags on — even at some of the biggest, most powerful companies that carry out much of the government’s work.”
“Plenty of smaller contractors are already suffering. One 70-person technology company, Tethers Unlimited, has had to lay off 20 percent of its workforce because it hasn’t been paid.”
“If the current shutdown were to continue through the end of the month, we may have to consider some adjustments on a mission-by-mission basis,” said Veronica McGregor, a JPL spokesperson.”
“For many, that point is just around the corner. Timothy Roe, a 57-year-old contractor working on drone integration for the Federal Aviation Administration, was temporarily reassigned to a different client when his company’s government work cut off…” Read the full article here.
Source: Even giant federal contractors feeling shutdown’s bite – By Bryan Bender and Ian Kullgren, January 20, 2019. POLITICO.
