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Contract Specialist job with USAJobs

Erwin Oropesa 1 week ago
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Summary

The ideal candidate for this position will be responsible for using contract methods and types that include cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm fixed price, incentive, etc. to procure highly complex and sophisticated IT systems, programs, services, or construction. This position starts at a salary of $122,530 (GS-14). Apply for this exciting opportunity to become a member of the Acquisition Operations, National Continuity team within FEMA.

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Responsibilities

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling on those who want to help protect American interests and secure our Nation. DHS Components work collectively to prevent terrorism; secure borders and our transportation systems; protect the President and other dignitaries; enforce and administer immigration laws; safeguard cyberspace; and ensure resilience to disasters. We achieve these vital missions through a diverse workforce spanning hundreds of occupations. Make an impact; join DHS.

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Do not mourn the wage gap

Erwin Oropesa 2 weeks ago

Plenty of liberal feminists mark Equal Pay Day as a sad event that women would have to work into 2021 to catch up with male earnings from 2020. Indeed, if the wage gap were actually what it is often presented to seem, as evidence of broad discrimination against women, then Equal Pay Day would be more than sad. It would be an outrage that would represent a violation of the existing laws that prohibit discrimination.

But that is not what the wage gap is at all. It is not a measure of equal pay for equal work. It is a comparison of averages which does not account for several factors that can affect pay. It is evidence not of discrimination but rather of the difference between women and men, and their approach to their careers. The key difference here is that women more often make the choice to dedicate more

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Erwin Oropesa 2 weeks ago

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