The GAO does not actually enforce stop-work orders, but whenever a rival company contests a bid, a procurement order tends to be put on hold.

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To make same-day work, the orders must travel straight from the distribution centers to customers.

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Laborers often are forced to work longer than 12-hour days when meeting large orders.

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The timing of the job losses announcement has been dictated by the run-down of steel work on the yard's remaining orders.

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Now that Pebble has officially sold out on Kickstarter -- for a grand total of 85, 000 watch orders -- the team still has a lot of work ahead.

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