It’s an unprecedented situation to have a federal contractor not respond to a public health order. “It’s an unprecedented situation to have a federal contractor not respond to a public health order.” Ryan said that a CDPHE-issued public health order would carry the same authority, and she’s unsure it would force compliance. She did not answer a question about whether the state worries about possible litigation over a second public health order. “The state is considering next steps including the option of a public health order should it be necessary,” she wrote.