"Government issued Blackberry". I wouldn't worry about them getting too cutting edge. I contracted for the US Govt. deep in their IT - several years ago. My t

"Government issued Blackberry". I wouldn't worry about them getting too cutting edge. I contracted for the US Govt. deep in their IT - several years ago. My takeaways were that, they get a bad rap for being that much worse than the private sector as far as knowledge and ability. Also, the pay was higher for their regular employees than I expected, and the benefits. It can be a great great package compared to the private sector. If you're interested in job security (keep your head down for 20 years - can take the monotony of the types of problems - retire early with a great deal). Job security in the private sector went bye-bye a while ago. I'm comparing with typical private sector IT jobs in the USA, not the bizarre inflated SV world of the present time where kids seem to be laughing at 200k.