# Contracting out

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Here are entered works on the practice by government agencies and business organizations of hiring a contractor to perform parts of an operation rather than performing the tasks themselves. Works on the engagement of third parties to perform all or specified parts of the work required in another, primary contract are entered under [Subcontracting.]

Directory metadata is not a factual answer or evidence of a global knowledge gap.

Source: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85031614

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