How do they incentivize government employees into doing such excellent work without paying them a real tech salary?
Use military members.
I was a special agent with an org involved in similar work. They put me through 7 SANS courses, including paying for 5 certs, in 18 months.
They are contractors. The public face of Ghidra works at Praxis, for example.
Great benefits and job security, and a belief in the mission.
The job security perk was recently defenestrated.
Hopefully seen as an aberration. Otherwise we may see the excellent work go out the window along with it.
Use military members.
I was a special agent with an org involved in similar work. They put me through 7 SANS courses, including paying for 5 certs, in 18 months.
They are contractors. The public face of Ghidra works at Praxis, for example.
Great benefits and job security, and a belief in the mission.
The job security perk was recently defenestrated.
Hopefully seen as an aberration. Otherwise we may see the excellent work go out the window along with it.