Contractors quantify shutdown damage as stoppages spread across missions

"PSC's tracker includes the dollar value of some programs and the number of contractors impacted. In at least one case, the number of children and families impacted is also shown. For example, contractors supporting the Health and Human Services Department's Head Start Program have received stop-work orders. The stoppage impacts 365 contractor staff in all 50 states. Those workers support more than 716,000 children and their families by providing training and technical assistance to their teachers and staff."

"The tracker also highlights stoppages at agencies serving national security interests including the National Nuclear Security Administration, Space Force, Missile Defense Agency and Defense Threat Reduction Agency. PSC calls out specific program areas that are suffering including Artemis II at NASA, which jeopardizes America's leadership in space exploration and innovation. Other areas include military platform readiness because the shutdown is deferring maintenance, overhaul and sustainment work. Contractors also provide analysts and operational support for intelligence production, border security, and network defense."

PSC launched a Shutdown Impact Tracker naming specific programs stopped or threatened and listing dollar values and contractor counts. Contractors supporting the Health and Human Services Department's Head Start Program received stop-work orders, affecting 365 contractor staff in all 50 states who support more than 716,000 children and families by providing training and technical assistance. The tracker identifies stoppages at the National Nuclear Security Administration, Space Force, Missile Defense Agency, and Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Program areas suffering include Artemis II at NASA and deferred maintenance, overhaul, and sustainment work for military platforms. Contractor analysts and operational support for intelligence production, border security, and network defense face payment interruptions and operational degradation.

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