Though slow, the federal workforce is transitioning to younger workers.  How they view federal service, technology, and their agency mission will definitely change how you do business.  Use of technology in ways that anyone over 40 may never have imagined is a given.  Beyond the ubiquity of technology, though, younger workers – including feds – want to be more career mobile than their predecessors.  This is an opportunity and a challenge for contractors.  Good relationships matter, but workers going from agency to agency will require the constant redevelopment of relationships in places where you already have business.  This could reduce the benefits of being an incumbent contractor.   Being able to “talk the talk” is important as well.  Have you developed a “boomer to Gen Y” translator?   Such a tool could be important.  Whether or not today’s younger workers keep their youthful enthusiasm, they undeniably bring different experiences, and in many cases values, than did their predecessors.  Understanding this, and how those views will shape the federal government, will be vital.  Contractors will need to do their part to add younger, and more diverse, workers as that is what tomorrow’s up and coming feds will expect.