ON THE EVE OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN 26 MILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL DOLLARS WERE AWARDED TO AREA CONTRACTORS. THE CONTRACTS ARE FOR WORK AT THE PRESIDIO AND THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATESCHOOL. APPARENTLY THE CONTRACTS ISSUED ARE FROM THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, WHICH ENDED ON MONDAY. IF THE MONIES HAD NOT BEEN DISTRIBUTED BEFORE THE NEW FISCAL YEAR STARTED THE CONTRACTS WOULD HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH THE APPROVAL PROCESS AGAIN.
