“You submit a public comment to the government through an online portal. After that, employees from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Office of Management and Budget huddle before publicly announcing the winners.”

The Indicator from Planet Money · What does every business need but not every industry has?

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Submitted a public comment through an online portal to request a new NAICS code for emergency restoration, then waited for BLS and OMB review

FY2025 $800 billion contracts; rejection received July 2026

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