WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is ordering a new crackdown on federal contractors who don't pay their taxes.
He was signing an executive order Wednesday telling federal agency chiefs to take steps to bar those companies from receiving new government contracts. Obama was also directing the IRS to review contractor filings to ensure the companies are not lying about the taxes they've paid.
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