Pay is not the most competitive
Technology is not super up-to-date, a side effect of working with the government
The nature of the work can be slow/meandering - the customers are not always great at figuring out what they want. There were plenty of times they asked for a beefy new feature, we would get months into developing it, then they'd just say "never mind, we don't want that anymore".
Probably not the best place for someone looking for something fast paced, cutting edge, and exciting, but if your lifestyle supports more slow and steady then it can be a good match