Careers: Uncle Sam wants you! But do you want him? Not necessarily, says IEEE´s USAB, if the Government is ‘offering’ you a service contract. Here´s why

Sure I´m bitter: How would you like it if you´d been in the business for 16 years, reached the classification of senior engineer, then opened your mailbox one morning and found they were going to pay you less than the new graduate who lives down the block?