Pros
Exciting work. Challenging work. Non-Political work. My position at the agency enabled me to travel worldwide and interact with other people in the arcane spectrum management field. You have an opportunity to build relationships with a diverse, highly educated and talented pool of technically astute people.
Cons
Federal pay is poor relative to industry. The federal governement does not pay management any where near what industry pays. Lower level civil servants are paid in excess of what comparable s are paid outside the governement. Goevernement pay adjustments are always across the board and not based on actual comparisons to what peers in industry are getting.Top management and other technical talent see the interesting work offsetting the downside of poor pay.