How Much Spy Work Gets Farmed Out?


	How Much Spy Work Gets Farmed Out?

Andrew Gillies

8-28-2008 9:02 AM

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Andrew Gillies says:

This AP clip, via GovExec.com, underscores a trend we've been watching: congressional concern that federal workforce is too dependent on contractors. The clip goes on to note a significant annual cost discrepancy between the average intelligence contractor ($207,000) and a federal employee ($125,000).

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