Pros
If you are interested in retirement benefits and job security, then this is the place for you. If you are content with clocking in and clocking out every day, without having to put forth much extra effort for a steady, slow growth rate, then sign up today! Retired military, you'll get first pick and most likely promoted to higher ranks where you can micromanage others and prevent innovation and growth because, "that's the way we've always done it!"
Cons
Looks are deceiving. This is not the place for cutting edge technology and innovation. This place can't even get email working properly. We only recently received "increased" mailbox sizes from 50MB to a whopping 250MB in the past couple years. It was just a couple years ago that I finally had Windows 7 installed on my machine. Need software other than basic MS Office? Be prepared to wait 6-12 months and spend dozens of hours doing paperwork instead of real work. Are you young? Be prepared to be told to wait your turn because, what could you possibly know about new and emergent technologies? You need at least 20 years in the military or in the government to even be considered on-par with these folks, if even then. Unless you're part of the political good ol' boys club, forget about being recognized for your hard work and dedication. If you put in extra hours to get the job done, be prepared to be yelled at if you didn't fill out the forms and get authorization in advance, and forget about any compensation. Basically, if you do just enough to stay out of trouble and slip under the radar, join today. If you work hard and really want to support the troops, steer clear, this is not the first priority here and you will not be rewarded for your hard work and dedication to our nation. This is only the start of wasted taxpayer dollars.