GovExec Daily: The Complications of Raising the Minimum Contractor Wage

Earlier this year, President Joe Biden issued an executive order requiring that the minimum wage paid by government contractors be at least $15 per hour. The order will not affect the overwhelming majority of contract workers, its implementation will not be as easy as the White House and its supporters hope.

Stan Soloway is president and CEO of Celero Strategies, LLC and a GovExec contributor. He formerly served as deputy undersecretary of Defense for acquisition reform and director of the Defense Reform Initiative during Bill Clinton’s administration. He has a post on our site right now headlined  “Raising the Contractor Minimum Wage: It’s Not as Simple as it Looks.” He joined the show to discuss his piece and the complications around Biden’s executive order.