"The Pentagon has awarded data analytics firm Govini a $400 million contract — a move related to broader efforts to find savings inside the department and bring nontraditional players into the department’s orbit. The contract, an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity deal covering five years, allows offices throughout the Department of Defense to access data and analysis from Govini’s dataset.

The company has worked with the DoD in various ways since 2017, but this contract represents the largest award the company has received from any government customer.

The data will primarily be used to assist offices within the department to find savings and efficiencies, at a time that Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has ordered a large-scale review of the so-called fourth estate, which include 27 agencies, such as the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Defense Information Systems Agency and the Missile Defense Agency. Esper has announced roughly $5 billion in planned savings from those efforts so far."

defensenews.com/industry/2019/12/30/pentagon-awards-govini-five-year-contract-for-data/

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I'm thinking that many of those people identify themselves so their 'work' here is noted by whoever has hired them. Maybe like using a timecard; post when they start, possibly another when their shift is over. I do believe they get paid for replies, but maybe some use a name for hourly work? Just a guess.