Managing a contract workforce in the financial management workplace.

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Managing a contract workforce in the financial management workplace.

This article addresses seven areas that government managers should consider when managing or preparing to manage a contract workforce.

Introduction

When referring to the federal workforce, one probably thinks of civil servants--those approximately 1.8 million employees of the United States Government. The true picture, however, also includes a large contract workforce.

Although the number of contract personnel working in the federal workplace is difficult to determine, it is widely accepted that the number is growing. Recent articles have pointed out that in many agencies the number of government employees actually has declined while contract l...

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