[central_va]

Only connected friends and family get those "state" jobs. The general public need not apply.

If an unemployed kid from Alabama drove up there to apply for one of those jobs he would not get it.

[shelterguy]

As a contractor on government projects I paid those rates for many years. Every employee on those projects had to be paid the rates that match their job classification.

Certified payroll reports had to be filed every week or no payments would be made.