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June 29, 2012
By Bryan Rahija
Occupational Education #10: The Cost of Contractor Nurse Services
Looking for billions of dollars' worth of savings for taxpayers? Look no further than government service contracting. In September 2011, POGO released a report that found service contractors cost taxpayers nearly twice as much as federal employees who do t
Continue Reading Occupational Education #10: The Cost of Contractor Nurse Services
Topics: Contract Oversight
June 28, 2012
By Bryan Rahija
Occupational Education #9: The Cost of Contractor Security Guard Services
Looking for billions of dollars' worth of savings for taxpayers? Look no further than government service contracting. Last September, POGO released a report that found service contractors cost taxpayers nearly twice as much as federal employees who do the same work. With the final discussion of the mammoth defense budget bill looming in Congress and with the nation's deficit crisis largely unresolved, we figured there’s no better time than now to take another look at data from the report.
Continue Reading Occupational Education #9: The Cost of Contractor Security Guard Services
Topics: Contract Oversight
June 27, 2012
By Bryan Rahija
Occupational Education #8: The Cost of Contractor Language Specialist Services
Looking for billions of dollars' worth of savings for taxpayers? Look no further than government service contracting. Last September, POGO released a report that found service contractors cost taxpayers nearly twice as much as federal employees who do the same work.
Continue Reading Occupational Education #8: The Cost of Contractor Language Specialist Services
Topics: Contract Oversight
June 26, 2012
By Bryan Rahija
Occupational Education #7: The Cost of Contractor General Attorney Services
Looking for billions of dollars' worth of savings for taxpayers? Look no further than government service contracting. Last September, POGO released a report that found service contractors cost taxpayers nearly twice as much as federal employees who do the same work.
Continue Reading Occupational Education #7: The Cost of Contractor General Attorney Services
Topics: Contract Oversight
June 25, 2012
By Bryan Rahija
Occupational Education #6: The Cost of Contractor Computer Engineering Services
Looking for billions of dollars' worth of savings for taxpayers? Look no further than government service contracting. Last September, POGO released a report that found service contractors cost taxpayers nearly twice as much as federal employees who do the same work.
Continue Reading Occupational Education #6: The Cost of Contractor Computer Engineering Services
Topics: Contract Oversight
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