Rome wasn’t built in a day – and neither was an omnibus appropriations bill. Everyone is used to the typical Continuing Resolutions (CR), but it looks like we only have need one more to get us another week to finalize the appropriations bill on December 23. This past week, Senators Patrick Leahy and Richard Shelby, leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee, along with the House Appropriations Committee chair, announced the framework for the bipartisan agreement. Funding the remaining of the fiscal year would be a major accomplishment. While ongoing CRs have become the norm in the federal government, no one thinks they are effective or a good use of U.S. taxpayer dollars. Their only value is keeping the doors open and the lights on.
The deal “should allow us to finish an omnibus appropriations bill that can pass the House and Senate and be signed into law by the president,” Leahy said. “The pain of inflation is real, and it is being felt across the federal government and by American families right now. We cannot delay our work any further, and a two-month continuing resolution does not provide any relief.”
Contract Opportunities to Watch: SAIC
Science Applications International Corp. was awarded a blanket purchase agreement by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The BPA has an estimated value of $150 million, and it’s to continue performing operational testing and evaluation of TSA airport screening equipment and non-screening systems.
“We continue to use our technology to support TSA’s mission of securing people and commerce in our nation’s airports,” said Bob Genter, president, Defense and Civilian Sector at SAIC. “SAIC’s cost-effective system evaluation capabilities support essential airport screening equipment used every day to protect travelers in the U.S., as well as non-screening systems that support critical DHS and TSA operations.”
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With tech companies laying off, computer science majors are entering a shaky job market upon graduation. Many graduates saw the power of a CS degree and went after the potential for a six-figure job. In the last decade, CS undergraduates tripled, according to the Computing Research Association. But just because the competition in the field is steeper than it was a decade or more ago, doesn’t mean that jobs aren’t out there – or ways to stand out.
It’s important to hone your job search after graduation – just like every other major. Tech jobs for large companies might be fluctuating, but not everyone is cutting back. You have to find out what’s the right fit for you when it comes to company size and industry. It can be helpful when you’re first starting out to get in with a smaller company so you can jump around to different roles and round out your experience. That can also be helpful in determining what you’re more passionate about.
And of course, network, network, network. You never know who you meet along the way that you will reconnect with later on – even in your graduating class. Lastly, interview for jobs as much as possible. With changing technologies, you may be job hopping a bit in the first few years, and you want to get practice and develop this skill set.
