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    Information Technology Defense Contracting: So You Want to Be a Contractor?
    Information Technology Defense Contracting: So You Want to Be a Contractor?
    Information Technology Defense Contracting: So You Want to Be a Contractor?
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    Information Technology Defense Contracting: So You Want to Be a Contractor?

    By Gustavo Coutin II

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    This is a book about getting involved with the defense industry by being a contractor and allowing ones self to be able to know what they are getting into. The book is written on how to be a good employee and to present yourself professionally to get the best opportunities available. The book shows what the steps are and what to expect along the way.




    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateJul 7, 2011
    ISBN9781456762490
    Information Technology Defense Contracting: So You Want to Be a Contractor?

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      Information Technology Defense Contracting - Gustavo Coutin II

      © 2011 Gustavo Coutin II. All Rights Reserved

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      First published by AuthorHouse 05/21/2011

      ISBN: 978-1-4567-6249-0 (e)

      ISBN: 978-1-4567-6248-3 (sc)

      Library of Congress Number: 2011907409

      Printed in the United States of America

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models,

      and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      Acknowledgements

      Introduction

      Glossary of Common Terms

      Chapter 1: What Is a Contractor?

      Chapter 2: What Do Contractors Do?

      Chapter 3: Who’s the Boss?

      Chapter 4: Job Hunting Essentials and the Resume

      Chapter 5: Customer Service and On the Job Tips

      Chapter 6: A Day in the Life of a Typical IT Contractor

      Chapter 7: Certification –

      The Paper Chase

      Chapter 8: Documentation, Documentation, Documentation

      Chapter 9: Dealing with the IRS

      Chapter 10: My Firm: Total Technical Solutions

      Conclusion

      Acknowledgements

      My wife and daughter deserve most of my gratitude for being there when I come home from my globe-trotting and for being there when I need a sympathetic ear or guidance on one of my many missions.

      I am grateful to my parents for their inspiration, especially my mother. She was living proof that intelligence comes in many forms. May she rest in peace.

      Finally, I am grateful to all of the family members and people who were blurs on the high speed road of my life. May we all get a chance to see each other more often than in the past. But please know that I acknowledge you as an important part of my journey.

      Dear Reader,

      Let me guess. You’re reading this book because you are looking for new opportunities to use your skills and be paid in a satisfactory way. You want to use your time for all it’s worth to buy that house, pay down that mortgage, finance your kids’ education, drum down that debt, and build your savings and investments into a cozy nest egg for you and yours.

      You’re talented and you want to use your talents optimally. You may have a sense of adventure.

      If so, you have come to the right place. This is the guide for you. I want to introduce you to work that has paid great dividends in my own life.

      I owe a lot to the world of defense contracting. I was able to pay off $100,000 in credit card debt in one year. Defense contracting has allowed me to support my family in style and afforded me the opportunity to travel and see different parts of the world, all the while knowing I’m serving the causes of our country. It has been win-win all the way for me, and I would like to share these opportunities with you.

      I’m talking about contracting with the Department of Defense. You know what they say about the government: They are always hiring! The Department of Defense has over $400 billion dollars in their annual budget for contractors, from food service or road construction to IT work to musicians for marriage seminars! They have jobs abroad and at home. They have jobs in hot zones like Iraq and Afghanistan, and they have jobs in cool zones like Germany, Italy, Greece, Belgium and even thousands of spots right here in the United States.

      In general, the rougher the living and working conditions, the more money you will make. If there is a need for someone to travel to a remote site to work on a system and the only way there is by helicopter or convoy, they are going to pay you more.

      The more dangerous the situation, the more money they pay, so it is up to you what kind of risk you want to take on for what period of time. You can make around $300,000 a year in the hot zones.

      Yet there are positions with companies paying $150,000 dollars a year in places like Germany, which includes a housing allowance and a car rental on top of the pay. Who would not jump at an opportunity like that?

      The government has jobs. The government has money. You

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