1. Things are changing, plenty of agencies like GSA, 18F, USDS are trying to modernize government technology and there are many movers and shakers in the government trying to make things better
2. The government is huge, there's small, medium, and large agencies and agencies all of have their own culture. Hard to generalize across the whole thing
3. On many teams your direct management will shield you from a lot of the paperwork.
4. The average 2210 series technologist is a GS-13 which is $100k+. Not super star status but competitive in many regions and experience levels.
5. The vast majority of software development in the US government is contracted in
2. The government is huge, there's small, medium, and large agencies and agencies all of have their own culture. Hard to generalize across the whole thing
3. On many teams your direct management will shield you from a lot of the paperwork.
4. The average 2210 series technologist is a GS-13 which is $100k+. Not super star status but competitive in many regions and experience levels.
5. The vast majority of software development in the US government is contracted in