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Monday, July 20, 2009

Making Government Work for Families


Today an increasing amount of the government’s work is not performed directly by the federal workforce, but rather by a hidden workforce of employees working for government contractors. From 2000 to 2008, the federal government more than doubled its investment in contracted goods and services to $526 billion. This investment represents over 3 percent of the total size of the U.S. economy, approximately equal to the economic output of the state of New Jersey.

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Posted by Claudia Rowe @ Equal Voice For Families at 7:35 AM

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