Aberdeen Test Center Reviews

- Mass layoffs to the contractor workforce to support facility improvements, which are needed, and other improvements towards future capabilities. Contractors are the main do-ers for testing at ATC. Management is supporting the 'need' for many government folks to perform a second job in addition to primary jobs and without pay increases. There have been 3 major rounds of contractor layoffs. - Many government fall under AcqDemo, and typically, the more work and above and beyond you do, the more you money you may make at the start of the next year. Some people are breaking their back to work 2 jobs because those who did one of those jobs was laid off.

- No project management methodology. No prioritization. Did not seem to accomplish much in terms of software product development. Lots of small projects/software projects in flight with little accomplishment on each. - Blue collar culture. Primary focus of organization is testing vehicles and equipment, so most employees work hands on in maintenance facilities. Software engineering is ancillary/supportive. So lower sophistication than other employers in regard to business process management and software engineering. - Employee experience gap: Hiring waves. Reagan buildup, Clinton decrease, Bush 2 buildup, Obama decrease. So, employee age and experience levels were clustered. Retiring boomers, very few GenX, lots of Millennials. - Facilities. Some facilities seemed to be old and in constant state of disrepair and decline. Again, related to presidential administration funding fluctuations. - As mentioned in a previous review (circa June 2015): “There is a good ole boys club at ATC that is very hard to get into or over.