While federal workers may be breathing a short sigh of relief now that the partial shutdown is over, contractors still are weeks from feeling relaxed.
The 35-day partial government shutdown undoubtedly pushed project milestones, due dates for solicitations and overall government spending well to the right. While all of these delays impact vendors, the real sigh of relief will come when agencies rescind stop work orders so contractors can send their employees back to work.
Source: The post-shutdown chaotic wave is days from hitting many contractors – Federal News Network
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