[qdog]

Ah, I thought it was a direct contract with the government, not a contracted person from an agency, my mistake.

Of course, I guess I should have assumed that, there aren't many direct government jobs for this type of thing anymore, it seems.

[mikeash]

Yep, the government contracts out to a gigantic company who then "hires" you and has you work on the thing, and takes half the money in exchange for doing not a whole lot. It's a sad system.