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Well the last month+ of the government shutdown has finally wrapped up. Unfortunately it’s left me in an awkward position. All of my contracts through the rest of the year have been canceled, and the government deciding it wants to attempt to function again doesn’t change that or entitle me to backpay. I’m still here, still working on things, but things are going to be slow until the new year while I work on covering my ass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks for your understanding and ever continued patience <3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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