Anonymous wrote:Some of these companies have workers here on H1B. That should be awkward.

Every government contract I’ve worked on was US citizens only.

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Anonymous wrote:If they can’t get rid of feds themselves (which they’re having trouble doing) this seems like an easier way to cut. I’m getting more and more depressed and would leave this area if it weren’t for our kids.

We don’t have kids (and won’t be, in light of the current economy) and my husband’s stable job is here, but i also am so depressed and wish I could leave. We also just bought a house.

Why would you hold off having kids.

That doesn't make sense, especially if you are looking at a situation where one patent might be home for a few years.

Kids are expensive. And having them grow up in a facsist regime…no thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:If they can’t get rid of feds themselves (which they’re having trouble doing) this seems like an easier way to cut. I’m getting more and more depressed and would leave this area if it weren’t for our kids.

We don’t have kids (and won’t be, in light of the current economy) and my husband’s stable job is here, but i also am so depressed and wish I could leave. We also just bought a house.

Why would you hold off having kids.

That doesn't make sense, especially if you are looking at a situation where one patent might be home for a few years.

Anonymous wrote:The grift is over, folks.

The era of competence and service delivery is over. The era of corruption, grift, and catastrophic vicious incompetence is upon us.

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Anonymous wrote:A buddy of mine jumped ship from the federal side to the private sector side at one of these consulting firms. Built a strong network over the years and stayed in touch with colleagues. Put in a call to an old boss and has a new job. This is how it’s done.

+1

I jumped ship last week.

I do think private sector/non-gov adjacent is the best option for now.

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Anonymous wrote:A buddy of mine jumped ship from the federal side to the private sector side at one of these consulting firms. Built a strong network over the years and stayed in touch with colleagues. Put in a call to an old boss and has a new job. This is how it’s done.

#whitemalethings

lol nope. Not a white male.

Smaller firms are at risk too. We used to be able to undercut the big firms with a better price point for our clients but we are seeing big firms dramatically drop their pricing to get work...

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Anonymous wrote:If they can’t get rid of feds themselves (which they’re having trouble doing) this seems like an easier way to cut. I’m getting more and more depressed and would leave this area if it weren’t for our kids.

With trumpet and Elmo cutting 90% of this area’s tax base, I’m not sure there will still be a school for the kids.
Start looking at dem states that have better priorities.

What a terrifying thought.

Anonymous wrote:A buddy of mine jumped ship from the federal side to the private sector side at one of these consulting firms. Built a strong network over the years and stayed in touch with colleagues. Put in a call to an old boss and has a new job. This is how it’s done.

#whitemalethings

Anonymous wrote:If they can’t get rid of feds themselves (which they’re having trouble doing) this seems like an easier way to cut. I’m getting more and more depressed and would leave this area if it weren’t for our kids.

With trumpet and Elmo cutting 90% of this area’s tax base, I’m not sure there will still be a school for the kids.
Start looking at dem states that have better priorities.

Anonymous wrote:If they can’t get rid of feds themselves (which they’re having trouble doing) this seems like an easier way to cut. I’m getting more and more depressed and would leave this area if it weren’t for our kids.

We don’t have kids (and won’t be, in light of the current economy) and my husband’s stable job is here, but i also am so depressed and wish I could leave. We also just bought a house.

If they can’t get rid of feds themselves (which they’re having trouble doing) this seems like an easier way to cut. I’m getting more and more depressed and would leave this area if it weren’t for our kids.

Anonymous wrote:The grift is over, folks.

By grift you mean swindling? You ain't seen nothing yet. You don't know how good you had it.

Every contract that is awarded had to be competed openly and publicly. The proposals that came in were evaluated under strict conflict-of-interest and disclosure rules. Choosing the higher cost proposal needed a separate justification. The staff on the contract had to be vetted and ok'd and their hourly charge rate was limited. Every dollar that was spent had to be verified and recorded at each transaction. Yearly, at least, reports had to be submitted for review by a separate contracts office. Then every few years there might be an audit by the office of inspector general.

I'm guessing you didn't even read that description of contracting. It's all gone now anyway. You've exchanged "grift' for graft.

Some of these companies have workers here on H1B. That should be awkward.

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Anonymous wrote:The grift is over, folks.

The grift is just beginning. Wait and see how many things only Elon's company can provide.

Yup. Like the Verizon contract with FAA now going to Starlink. Shocker.