[sysadmindotfail]

As a former longtime contractor I totally agree. One thing often overlooked is this 'Silver Tsunami' that will wreak havoc on the old guard (existing giant contracting companies). The existing workforce is aging, the new blood is uninterested in the old ways (cruft, old tech) and frankly there's tremendous opportunity for a 'Space-X' style small contractor to get a serious foothold.

Some of these companies need to replace 40% of their workforce in the next decade. Who would a new grad choose?

[mtberatwork]

> there's tremendous opportunity for a 'Space-X' style small contractor to get a serious foothold.

Sure, but the procurement process is incredibly difficult to crack into for small companies. There is tremendous amounts of red tape designed to keep other players out.

> Some of these companies need to replace 40% of their workforce in the next decade. Who would a new grad choose?

Most will go to where the money is...unless you go FAANG, it's harder to find the kind of high salaries that defense contractors can throw around in the private sector.

[blaser-waffle]

> Most will go to where the money is...unless you go FAANG, it's harder to find the kind of high salaries that defense contractors can throw around in the private sector.

There is a reason the DC suburbs of Northern VA and Southern MD have some of the richest counties in the US...

[ta999999171]

> There is tremendous amounts of red tape designed to keep other players out.

Call it what it is - bureaucracy, and corruption.