Contractor to Special Agent? ...worth it?

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I have several year’s experience as a ‘Contract Investigator’. There will be openings this year in my area for a DCSA Agent position.
Has anyone else switched in the last few years and can chime in? It would be a pay-cut at first, as I understand they will only hire at the GG-7 level despite experience, but then there are scheduled raises. That, plus the stability of being a direct-hire vs the contracting instability is what draws me. I don’t need the health insurance, so that’s not a benefit to me.

Pros/cons? What is the take-home car policy? -only to/from work, or can it be used for ‘off-duty’ driving?

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Not addressing your questions directly, and this is just my opinion. With all the chaos going on in federal agencies (which may eventually impact contractors) I’d be hard pressed to jump to the federal side. Factor in a pay cut and it would be a hard no for me. IMHO.

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I think the Fed side is the only stability in this industry. The pay cut initial would hurt, but then raises are built in and you’re not anticipating another vendor losing a contract…