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The people on my team at CNI have all been, without exception, very friendly, helpful and easygoing. The management is a bit more hit and miss. The top project manager is very good and clearly knows what she’s doing. She’s very open and honest with employees and very helpful and willing to assist, despite the fact that she has an incredibly busy schedule. However, in the course of less than a year, my direct supervisor has changed 3 times. My first supervisor was very good, knew how to work with and communicate with employees and was always helpful. The second was, frankly, not suited for a management position. She did not communicate very well with employees, let issues boil over until they hit crisis mode, picked favorites and made her irritation and dislike of people quite clear. It was obvious that she was made manager because of her friendship with other people within the company rather than her own skillset. The third manager was a vast improvement, communicating with employees, being accessible, very easy to communicate with, took care of things before they became problems, and actually worked on solutions with those who worked under her rather than just getting irritated.

The other major problem is actually the work itself. It’s not that the work is too difficult or that they don’t train you well. The exact opposite is actually true. The work is ridiculously easy, so much so that anyone could probably become an expert at it within a week. It’s not stimulating, it’s not challenging, and it actually gets quite tedious. More than once, I’ve actually considered just writing a piece of code that would do my job for me, that’s how simple it is. The model they employ is at least 30 years out of date and horribly inefficient (which, I suspect, is the main reason the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services declined to renew their contract with CNI).

On the other hand, the pay and benefits are actually spectacular. In fact, they’re probably too good, considering just how easy the work is. Opportunities for advancement are more dependent upon social networking than actual skill set, but to the company’s credit, they really do look after their employees.

If you can get into a department doing something you love, I would highly recommend working for this company. Just keep all the caveats in mind.

Records Management Clerk-Query Litigation job involves searching through  digitized documents for responsiveness to the scope of litigation. The  job was presented to be leading into remote work with the current contract. Unfortunately, remote work options have been denied, even though the majority of CNI executive team, HR staff and  upper management are remote. The job is inside an underground federal facility that has extremely loud scanning machines which feels like trying to do research in a factory. Your only connection to the outside world is your phone, which can’t connect most of the time because of the poor wifi service from Lumen (no cell service in a cave). As a govt contractor, you’ll have to worry every six months that the govt won’t be funded and you will not be paid, which is stressful. The raises, well, they’re small and bonuses, well, at least they sometimes happen. The employees are great, Team Leads are awesome, flexibility in your workday is great and the culture is good, but without a remote option, there’s not a lot of upside to this job. 

This review will include my time as a Remote Pilot Operator under both Chickasaw Nation Industries and the Washington Consulting Group.

This is an excellent job if you want to get into the Air Traffic Control industry. It will provide you with a basic understanding that you can then use to jump into the ATC field.

We created, ran, and recorded simulations for trainee air traffic controllers in the mid-Atlantic airspace region.

The team of contractors I worked with was fabulous. Everyone wanted to be there and wanted to create a good product. Management was understanding and wanted you to succeed.

The facility employees from the controllers to supervisors to support personnel were always willing to help and be part of the process.

The only downside to this position was there was nowhere to go promotion-wise. You could either become a controller or if your facility was large enough and your boss wanted to fight for you to become a non-certified instructor (which was the absolute ceiling in the job chain).

I would absolutely recommend Chickasaw Nation Industries or WCG as employers.

Working at Chickasaw Nation Industries (CNI) offers a unique experience grounded in purpose and community. The organization’s mission to support the Chickasaw Nation and promote economic development creates a strong sense of pride among employees. Many team members feel a deep connection to the work, knowing their efforts contribute to something bigger than profit. CNI is a great place for those who value mission-oriented work and a stable environment, particularly in government contracting. However, employees seeking rapid advancement or a dynamic, fast-paced corporate culture may find it less fulfilling.

Mgmt and HR incompetent/indifferent. My years of hard, excellent work "rewarded" with a raise of just pennies. Their version of "company pizza party" is their reward show where the most incompetent just nominate each other. This is contract work. You may be hired to work on a good contract OR a wretched contract.  If you are an executive or "higher up" you might do okay, but lower-level workers like me get treated poorly, just as it happens in literally every other corporation in the US. They love to talk about "accountability," but sadly, I saw zero accountability. Good behavior is ignored while bad behavior is also ignored.  They just don't care about anything but their precious reputation, which is worth less than nothing if you don't treat your workers fairly.  I would straight up avoid this place if you can.  

Monitored FDA network for anomalies, intrusions and data loss. • Performed detailed packet analysis on triggered security events utilizing tools such as Wireshark and NetWitness to eliminate false-positives and identify true-positives. Responded to network security related intelligence reports from external government and corporate agencies and took required action to mitigate relevant threats. Managed International Program which involved issuing IT equipment for FDA users traveling overseas to "Countries of Interest", forensics analysis of equipment upon return, re-imaging equipment and applying security patches to equipment before re-issuance.

A typical day in my office would consist of reviewing title/legal/right of way documentation for the BIA Land Title and Records Office. I have learned to both review and encode documentation through TAAMS utilizing Citrix. I have also learned how to adjust on a daily basis depending on work flow and work type. CNI is a great place to work with a wide range of areas to start a career. The management is exceptional at all levels which ensures a great work environment. The hardest part of the job was learning to adjust to the ever changing work flow. The most enjoyable part of working for CNI is the co-workers and management.

Management is a joke. Their salary for RN’s was laughable and my supervisor acted like they were competitive with the going rate for the area. My coworkers and I previously worked for a fantastic agency under a federal contract but were then switched to Chickasaw with no cost of living pay increases for RN’s for years! I finally got fed up and took a position at a local hospital, comparable work, and a $40,000 increase in pay and benefits. That’s how behind the times Chickasaw is. Our manager flew out to see us only once a year (for half a day)  and then left to go party in Las Vegas under the guise of visiting our second work location in Vegas. 

A typical day at work was to literally walk in the door and get right on the phones unless you showed up early. I felt like just a number. I learned the recovery process for medicare, which is rather lengthy. The hardest part of this job, just like any other, are the moments when you cannot help a truly deserving person and the fact that my supervisor was not as knowledgable. My co-workers were amazing people. The most enjoyable part was coming to work to be with my co-workers. I feel we were all equally wanting to help people.

The manager had no idea what the job actually entailed. Random rules were made up days or weeks after a new topic came up and you would be blamed for not following policy.  The manager would regularly single out employees to write up for things such as being 5 minutes late.  The culture was to spy on each other and report back to them.  I did my job very well and even improved the whole work environment but the only thing you would get was negative feedback. If you tried to speak to anyone about it, you were written up.  They would regularly call you on your personal cell phone to harass you at work.

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