contractors

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Both facilities are owned and operated by the Geo Group Inc., one of the largest private prison and immigration detention contractors in the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

That gives Continental defense contractors a ringside seat to the astonishing innovation that has enabled Ukraine to survive.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

There, the court held that the FAA’s exemption from arbitration for “contracts of employment” covered not only employees but also independent contractors.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

The effort involved convincing defense contractors to share data and waiving over 700 pages of regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

We will be independent contractors, he tells us, not employees, which means, “if you lie to a customer the company is not responsible.”

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich