Do you mean shady because you’re not really eligible for FedChoice membership? Or you mean shady to apply somewhere only to use it to get a better match somewhere else?
If the latter, who cares, that’s competiton.
If the former, you may not be able to anyway. When you fill out the application it asks for your address (which is obviously also on your credit report), and it may be that if you’re not in one of the zip codes around here, it won’t accept the application or won’t approve it. (I have no idea, just pointing that out.) It also asks for your employer, and it may be that if you don’t indicate you work for the government it won’t accept/approve you. (Again, no idea, just pointing it out.)
the first one, i dont want to lie about being a government employee.