Mbeach -

I'm willing to consider contracting, especially if the money is good, though I would really prefer to land a permanant salary based position. I've heard of another company called Titan that does a lot of contract work with Dod (some of the civilians I work with now have worked for them). I'll look up Cubic and see what they're hiring for.

Kahuna -

Yeah, I'd love to live right in San Diego, but I know I can't afford the house that I want there. Escondido has some houses in the $300-400k range that would probably suit my needs, but all I know about the area is what I've read on the Internet, and heard from a few friends that it was a nice area. I figure since it's located between SD and LA that it shouldn't be too hard to find work within a reasonable distance, although like I said, ideally I want to telecommute most of the time. It certainly wouldn't be bad to drive an hour or two to work if I only had to come in once or twice a week. Heck, as much as I like the beach, I'd go even a little further inland if the prices are a bit more reasonable and I don't have to worry about a daily commute.