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Re:Why the US Navy Won't Blast the Iranians and 'Open' Strai... by giantg2 on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @06:57AM (#47585512)
The people I know leaving that sector have been steadily leaving for years due to the day to day bullshit/internal politics and poor leadership that they have to put up with, not the pay nor current administration.
Re:Why the US Navy Won't Blast the Iranians and 'Open' Strai... by 0x3f on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @07:52AM (#47586006)
Right but if you're a lifelong gov worker you are probably used to the pay, and it's hard to switch from gov work to startups or big tech (at least, I would see it as a thing to question). Whereas the GGP talks about people switching from the private sector (adtech, etc.) to public.

The first thing they are going to see is the salary and run a mile. That's partly why Palantir 'works'; they pay tech salaries and have a tech culture, but do gov work. Booz Allen et al were less advanced prototypes of that as well.

Re:Why the US Navy Won't Blast the Iranians and 'Open' Strai... by giantg2 on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @10:53AM (#47588225)
I know people who have switched to gov work despite the pay. Then they left due to the bullshit, without anything lined up.