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Analysis: No easy answers for a lawmaker's contractor inquiry

On the face of it, it seems like a simple question: How many contractors work for the Department of Homeland Security? And in fact, a top Senate subcommittee chair, whose panel oversees government contracting only got a spreadsheet with a statistical estimate of the number of DHS contractors working in the area. A representative from one of the top trade groups representing the federal contracting industry offers some analysis.

Tags: management , DHS , homeland security , security , Elaine Duke , Claire McCaskill , Max Cacas , contracting , contractor

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