Shutdown Threatens $200 Million a Day in Federal Contracts
- Closure could mean lost, delayed money for service providers
- Boeing, Leidos among companies with big federal contracts
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If recent history is any guide, federal contractors could be out more than $200 million a day in lost or delayed revenue from the partial government shutdown, based on data compiled by Bloomberg.
The companies run the gamut, from businesses that provide upgrades to flight communications and air traffic systems, to producers of anti-malarial and HIV medicines in Africa, to operators of government cafeterias.