The department has 16,600 Federal employees, 127,000 contractor employees and a budget this fiscal year of $13.9 billion.

A contractor employee from an asbestos-removal firm was also critically injured.

Will contractor employees be allowed into Library of Congress facilities during a shutdown?

There are times when your message is forwarded, as e-mail, to other DOE or contractor employees who may be better able to help you.

The plant employs about 1,000 people and another 150 contractor employees.

In one case, he said, "an Army officer allegedly gave a document to a contractor employee to secure future employment."

There are 350 Department of Energy employees and 14,000 contractor employees at the site, which sprawls over 570 square miles.

There are only 2,800 of them now, including contractor employees, down from 3,600 workers 18 years ago.

Both American and Canadian military members are assigned to the facility, as well as contractor employees.

Section 846: Possibly limits protection to contractor employees when disclosing improper actions of the employer.