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Who's cheaper? Feds or contractors?

Who makes more, feds or private-sector workers? What's the better deal, contracting work or using federal employees? GAO says it doesn't know either. Why are these questions so challenging?

  • By Matthew Weigelt

For the cartoonist, federal pay debates pay frequent dividends

FCW cartoonist John Klossner is always open to a new angle on everybody's favorite topic.

Economy slows pay increases for contractors

Contractor pay rose slowly, and for some jobs it fell, but the average gap is widening between contractors and feds.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Time to say goodbye to the employee suggestion box

Agencies should trash their employee suggestion boxes, unless all they want to hear is a bunch of complaints, says one consultant.

  • By Alyah Khan

Potential debt limit fallout paints bleak picture for feds, contractors

If Congress fails to raise the government's debt limit before the Aug. 2 deadline, the federal government would face an unprecedented situation and federal employees are bound to be affected.

  • By Alyah Khan

Big A turns big guns on CityTime fraud officials

Investigators probing the massive, fraud-ridden New York City CityTime payroll system involving SAIC are widening their focus to staffers within Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration, according to a NYC tabloid.

  • By Washington Technology staff
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Union puts bull's-eye on contractor pay

Amid proposals to cut federal salaries and freeze hiring, a union wants Congress to target contractors too.

  • By Alyah Khan

Why do you work for the government?

If you're in a job where you could be earning more in the private sector, why do you continue to work for the government?

Can agencies pay enough to attract top IT talent?

In the various debates about outsourcing, insourcing and federal pay, one issue almost always comes up: The tough competition for IT talent.

Stay updated during the shutdown

FCW will continue delivering timely information to our readers, even if the government shuts down.

  • By Michael Hardy

What your customers face if the shutdown comes

Although President Barack Obama has repeatedly denounced a government shutdown in recent weeks, officials in his administration say they are cognizant that funding for the government expires April 8 and contingency plans are being prepared.

  • By Alyah Khan

DOD's shutdown plan for military, civilians detailed in guidance

In the face of a federal shutdown, the Defense Department has outlined a contingency plan in a draft memo.

  • By Washington Technology staff

Contractors should brace for a government shutdown

As concerns grow that a government shutdown is inevitable, contractors need to prepare for the worst. Are you ready?

  • By Matthew Weigelt
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Federal furloughs: Would you check e-mail? Would you have a choice?

Some feds say is not realistic to expect them to lose ten working days out of the year.

  • By Michael Hardy

DOE holds unique power to freeze contractor pay

The Energy Department can halt salary increases and bonuses for department contractors who manage day-to-day operations at certain agency sites because of a special arrangement with those contractors.

  • By Alyah Khan

Contractors get pay freeze at Energy Department

About 75,000 contractors will feel the pinch as the Energy Department freezes salary increases and bonuses for department contractors who manage day-to-day operations at certain agency sites, including national laboratories.

  • By Alyah Khan

Are feds ho-hum about pay freeze?

Several employees from the General Services Administration didn't really complain about losing out on plenty of money over the next two years.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Pay freeze: How $2B + 1 decade = $60B

Jeffrey Zients, federal chief performance officer, explains the math behind President Barack Obama's projected $60 billion in savings with a two-year freeze on federal salaries.

  • By Matthew Weigelt

Federal vs. corporate pay scales: A cartoonist tries to sort it all out

In the end, FCW cartoonist John Klossner can't sort out the economics of federal and private sector salaries, but that doesn't hold him back.

  • By John Klossner

CGI continues IT support for Marines’ manpower branch

CGI Federal Inc. will provide information technology services to the Marine Corps under a five-year, $11 million contract.

  • By David Hubler

Contractors behaving badly: Report exposes labor law violations by IT vendors

Government Accountability Office auditors find that half of the 50 largest assessments handed out by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division between fiscal 2005 and 2009 were charged to 20 federal contractors.

  • By Matthew Weigelt