It's the kind of thing that sounds insanely boring on the surface, but there's a lot of interesting problems to solve, lots of coordination between various parties, lots of "deep state"[0] politicking - and so it becomes a surprisingly cool area to learn about and work in, and really matters in a way that many software projects do not.
Best of luck - it's a cool problem space.
[0]: I use "deep state" here somewhat ironically, but also just in the literal definitional sense: "people who are not elected but who work for the government and are surprisingly important". 0% intent to use it in the often insulting manner of popular discourse.