After news broke that Mind Springs Health was pursuing a contract with ICE to serve immigrant detainees at an inpatient facility in Grand Junction, calls and inquiries from community members surged, forcing the nonprofit to abandon the potential partnership.

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history has had lasting effects for workers.

"There's still that insecurity. You want the cash on hand," said government contractor Sunny Blaylock.

It was a bittersweet return for one government contractor.

As a government contractor, Janet Martin weathered several shutdowns. But losing pay changed how she thinks about money.

The government is getting ready to solicit bids to design and build border wall prototypes.