It isn't just federal workers

[Diogenes]

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In 2023 (the last year figures are available for), civilian federal agencies spent $248 million on outside contract labor.

The number one expenditures were for "Support- professional: other".

Those are private sector workers who perform jobs that feds can't or won't do.

Why are we paying both salaries?

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https://files.gao.gov/multimedia/Federal_Government_Contracting/index.html