the Oops factor - you have an extra 9 to 50 minutes delay to cover your ass.
Haliburton does not have a fraud management division on Mars yet.
newly created bacteria can be tried on consultants before exposing it to government workers.
Already brain damaged government employees will get worse with limited oxygen on Mars.
Government vacations will have to be expanded to two months (one to get home, one to get back to Mars)
Bush will make it possible for illegal aliens to get job exempt status on Mars.
Mars will likely become a County of Texas so EDS will have an insider chance to get the contract.
government employees cannot work on Mars without adequate bathrooms, stress relief centers, work complaint centers, and "I should be working, but I am not" lounges.
99% of government employees would not meet the weight and health requirements for shuttle flights.
Unpredictable gamma ray and other radiation hazards may limit the number of next generation bureaucrats.
France and Germany will likely be awarded the telecommunications contract on Mars after supporting the use of force to remove out of control strain of the Blob (origin likely to be from Afganastan or Wyoming).
It is proven that consultants can eat just about anything. Government workers require bagels and creme cheese.
consultants don't get paid overtime. With government contract delays, German and French infrastructure development, 16 hour days, IT will have nothing to do until 2050. -- Les Imada
Space monkeys
Monica's blue dress
They assume workers will work 24x7 since the sun is always up.
No internet for goofing off
No bullshit from workers, else they cut off the oxygen. -- Gregory Mamayek
Less turnover due to more failed suicide jump attempts because of
lighter atmosphere. -- jaime villarreal
Responses like this to a request for a faster database server: "I don't grok your problem. The server is fast enough. You will get your report when waiting is filled. Let us share the water of life while you wait for it." (apologies to Robert Heinlein) -- David G. Miller
because they'll work for lower rates then Venusians.
Martians are born BlueTooth enabled. Much faster typing!
They can handle those pesky calls from our users on Jupiter, especially when earth is on wrong side of sun. -- Lou Solomon
