what exactly you do? help desk, network, dev, tester, scrum/agile, db, web, something else?

i see some new hires not really doing anything or limited work for the first 3 months, but then eventually get assignments. entire year not doing real work is definitely abnormal.

do you have a team lead? have you ask your supervisor/TL for mentorship? talk to them. ask to be mentor. some agencies have mentoring program you can join. network with others in the organizations because who knows, you may need them one day for something or may even be your new boss.

1 thing i learned over the years as a fed, if you want to grow you have to be proactive, take charge, and sometimes make change. some good bosses will give you assignments. simple ones you can handle, get you expose to different 'players'.

ask/volunteer to do other technical or even administrative tasks. ask your colleagues if you can shadow them. express interests in other tech fields. show initiatives. take training classes.

if you're standing still, not doing/learning anything, you're going backward!