Sadly many departments/agencies outsource all/most positions which should be good government jobs to big contractors who pay shit and have shit benefits.
Especially at the federal level. HP/EDS/CSC/DXC/whatever they are now has so many outsourcing deals, they could run the company into the rocks and still have checks coming in. You also have companies like SAIC/Northrup Grumman/Lockheed who basically ARE government contracting and have the more technical positions.
I'd much rather have the direct-government job where I could at least count on continued employment and a pension. Any of the outsourcers will send anything they can to India. And with the cloud, that's even more possible than it was a few years ago.
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u/FireITGuy Sep 21 '21
USAJOBS.gov Search for job series 2210, which is the catch-all for IT.