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installations. Petitioner was responsible for managing,
coordinating, and implementing the State Department’s worldwide
industrial hygienist field technical services program. She
inspected and monitored State Department facilities worldwide for
health hazards. She recommended or implemented measures to
eliminate or alleviate hazards and trained employees in the use,
handling, and disposal of toxic chemicals and physical agents.
During the first contract period, petitioner visited 18 posts and
performed approximately 40 percent of her services outside the
United States. Petitioner’s services required access to
classified information that was required to be kept at the State
Department. Under these circumstances, we think the State
Department’s providing petitioner with office facilities and
supplies is consistent with treating petitioner as an independent
contractor, as well as, treating her as an employee. This factor
is neutral.
4. Integral Part of the Business
The State Department’s FBO operates the Foreign Service
properties in foreign countries. The services petitioner
provided under the personal service contracts were integral to
the State Department’s obligation to ensure the safety of
Government employees who worked in those properties. Petitioner
did not perform services for other clients. See Breaux & Daigle,
Inc. v. United States, supra at 53 (financial success of
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