As someone who has worked in the federal government, alongside other federal workers and deloitte consultants, you would lose this bet undoubtedly. "higher bar

As someone who has worked in the federal government, alongside other federal workers and deloitte consultants, you would lose this bet undoubtedly. "higher bar to entry" -> true civil service style testing for jobs is basically illegal in the feds and they have to give massive preferences to various interest groups.