spcook

I agree that the DoD folks are better trained and better managed. The two things that surprised me when I moved from DoD to civilian was a) much closer interactions with the program offices - I practically lived with them, as opposed to DoD, where they were usually many levels and organizations distant from contracts; and B ) contract administration. Where I worked in NAVSEA, our office did awards, and then the file was shipped off to the ACO and we never saw it again. But civilian agencies do cradle-to-grade contract admin, and I was quickly drowning in admin mods, invoices, oversight and all the little day-to-day contract activities that are usually hidden from the PCO in DoD.