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‘Are You a Protected Veteran?’ What That Question on Every Contractor Application Means
The pre-offer version usually shows two boxes, because the sample form at Appendix B uses two: I IDENTIFY AS ONE OR MORE OF THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF PROTECTED VETERAN LISTED ABOVE, or I AM NOT A PROTECTED VETERAN. Appendix B is a model, not mandated wording, so a third box such as … more
Overseas Cleared Contracts That Pay Over $200K: What the Package Really Contains
Kabul and Kuwait City both sit at 35 percent on the State Department's danger pay table dated 12 July 2026. One column across, they come apart: Kabul carries a 35 percent post hardship differential, Kuwait City 15. That column is the difference between a 70 percent uplift and a 5… more
W-2, 1099, or Corp-to-Corp on a Cleared Contract: Which One Actually Pays More
One sentence in the industrial-security rule decides more than any tax table. 32 CFR 117.10(a)(7): contractors "will not submit requests for determination of eligibility ... for individuals who are not their employees or consultants; nor ... for employees of subcontractors." Read… more
Imminent Danger Pay, Hardship, and Post Differential: How OCONUS Cleared Pay Is Built
Congress capped imminent danger pay at $225 a month. Not $225 a day, not a percentage of salary, and not negotiable. 37 U.S.C. 310 fixes the ceiling, the services accrue it at $7.50 for each day in a designated area, and a full year maxes at $2,700. Most people searching "imminen… more
What Private Security Contractors Actually Make: The OCONUS Pay Bands Nobody Publishes
From August 2008 to April 2025 the Pentagon published a quarterly census of the contractors working for the Defense Department in the U.S. Central Command theater. The final edition counted 20,356 of them, 6,301 in Iraq and Syria. It also contained this sentence. "The Department … more