[genidoi]

Referring to engineers with top secret+ security clearances as "consultants" seems reductionistic.

[bri3d]

In what way? I'm genuinely curious; I would describe an engineer who is provided to build a customer product alongside a customer as either a "contractor" or a "consultant," depending mostly on their employer. A security clearance just changes what customers and products they work for.

[vscode-rest]

Contractor makes sense, consultant is a bit weird because the typical understanding is that a consultant comes in to share knowledge, not build product.

[throwawayq3423]

Ok they are "consultants" with a federally guaranteed moat.