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The Day I Saw the Machine | GovFraud.AI

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By John Jolissaint It didn’t start with rage. It started with silence. A silence that sucked the air from the room—not dramatic, just dense. Like something trying to hold its breath until you stopped asking questions. The machine doesn’t announce itself. It hums in plain sight. With smiling faces. With perfect org charts. With a woman-owned badge taped over a man's face. Jan 19 He was better than me. Sharper. Black. He taught me things I hadn’t seen in the code. But he made $80,000 less. That was the first crack. The moment the curtain twitched. I didn’t rage. I watched. Feb 2 I asked for access to the business development files. Just to understand. I wanted to map what didn’t make sense. They smiled too hard. Feb 9 I started asking. Why are all the real workers from the sub, but the contract says our name...the prime? Why is this contract under an EDWOSB set-aside when none of the labor is performed by women? Why is offshore work showing up on a domestic labor award? Why are my co...
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Welcome to the Chaos: Life as a Federal Contractor Amidst Trump-Era Executive Orders

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Picture this: You’re sitting at your government-issued desk, staring at an email with the subject line:  “URGENT: Revised Signature Guidelines – Please Remove Pronouns.”  Because, clearly, the biggest threat to national security isn’t cyber warfare, climate change, or foreign espionage—it’s whether or not someone includes  (she/her)  in their email footer. Now, if you’re a federal contractor, this is just another Tuesday. We’re used to it. We’ve lived through hiring freezes, budget sequesters, and the unspoken dread of explaining our jobs to relatives who think  federal contractor  means we build roads. But nothing, absolutely nothing, compares to navigating the workforce amidst Trump-era executive orders (EOs) that felt like they were drafted by a sentient YouTube comment section. Let’s talk about it. The Art of Workplace Pay Discrimination (Or, Why You’re Probably Underpaid) Have you ever been paid 30% less than your coworker for the same job? If not, con...
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