Financial reporting season kicks off the last week of January for many publicly-traded government contractors. They need to prepare to answer tough shutdown questions.
Contractors of all shapes and sizes are having to make all kinds of adjustments as the partial shutdown continues but some may be more drastic than others, especially for small businesses.
The timing of this partial government shutdown means that many of the market's public companies will have to address its impact on their businesses when they report financial results in the coming weeks.
Moe Jafari, CEO of HumanTouch, a mid-size government contractor, has pledged to forego a paycheck until his employees affected by the partial government shutdown can get paid again.
One small business owner has gone public with her concerns through an open letter to President Trump. As her worries apply to more than her business, she offers insights on how the shutdown impacts contractors and the public at-large.
