Going 1099

If you ever want to hire employees with a security clearance, you need a Facility Clearance (FCL). This will allow y...

I was a sub to Leidos on a contract over at NGA on a big IDIQ, which is a contract vehicle that issues multiple task ...

A reader recently told me that his company, Booz Allen, now has a blanket policy of not sub-contracting to solo 1099s...

In the federal 1099 world, it is highly likely that you will be trading time for money since most of the big service c...

I started off as a solo 1099 but later formed an LLC-Partnership with a friend of mine. There are pros and cons to form...

It's easy to get caught up in your goals to make more money, get a promotion, buy a nicer house, get in shape, or...go 1...

A friend is starting a new business and she asked if I had recommendations for a business checking account. I told her to...

My wife and I, in a search for mid-tier legal dramas to watch, recently started watching The Good Wife.​ Like any legal s...

When I was at my last W2 job, I was a junior employee and was assigned some easy but boring and tedious task that involved...

Every career path has problems that are built into it. For example, as a government contractor W2 employee, you have proble...

There's a fun and relaxing podcast I like called the Three Month Vacation. It's hosted by Sean D'Souza who runs a small onl...

I once worked on a project where a government employee was asked to cross reference a list of names in one spreadsheet again...