i think that covered the bases. >> host: eric katz joined as for this conversation. we have divided the lines differently if you want to give your comments on federal employees and have been affected by covid. if you're a federal employee -- also you can textus and you can tweet us your questions or comments. if i'm a contractor, eric katz, how am i being effectively than if i'm a an actual employee ofe federal government? >> guest: so the contractors here are in sort of in some cases i've operating under a different set of rules. they won't necessarily be subject to the same leave policies that the government has in fomenting, which is not consistent across all agencies, but in some cases employees are eligible for certain -- federal employees are eligible for certain things that contractors may not be. they are answering to a different loss in most cases. they have to follow their own companies guidelines. they might not be receiving the same sort of equipment that federal employees do, although agencies are really struggling to get that sort of mask and things lik

host: eric katz joining us for this conversation.ve divided the lines differently if you want to comment on federal employees and how they are being affected by covid. if you are a federal employee, the number is (202) 748-8000. if you are a contractor for the federal government, (202) 748-8001. all others, you can call us at (202) 748-8002. you can text us and tweet us your comments. if i am a contractor, eric katz, how am i affected differently if i am not an employee of the federal government? guest: contractors here are in some cases operating under a different set of rules. they will not necessarily be subject to the same leave policies the government is implementing, which is not consistent across all agencies. cases, employees are eligible -- federal employees are eligible for certain things that contractors might not be. they are answering to a different boss in most cases. they have to follow their own company's guidelines. they might not be receiving the same sort of equipment that employees do, although agencies have strug

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