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Contractors don't get paid. Most government agencies employ as many contractors as feds, if not more.
I wish this was talked about more so people would better realize the actual impact on lives. Contracted workers just get the middle finger. No retro pay whatsoever. And if it lasts long enough, no health insurance either.....
Contractors allocate their employees salary and keep it in a pot on the side so that when a furlough happens, everyone is still paid. If that pot dries up, they pull out of overhead or other projects with more money. They never have to worry. Feds have the biggest impact being that 90% of the government relies on these appropriation funds to pay salaries. The last 10% are government functions that handle their funds the same way that contractors do, which prevents furloughing their employees.
I am a contractor for the federal government. When it shuts down, we stop work, and don't get paid. There are 3 major contract companies that do the IT work for my agency. None of them do what you claim. General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, and SAIC. There are over 2,500 of us that simply do not get paid until work begins again after the shutdown. I'm not sure where you got your information. I have personally been through 3 complete shutdowns in my tenure with 5 different contact companies over 10+ years.
We only THIS YEAR implemented an option for critical services which do not require federal oversight to continue having support staff, but that's only at a half capacity and not guaranteed.
I have never heard of that being a thing. I have worked for a contractor, and have plenty of friends who are contractors and they dont stop working or miss a paycheck