one_muggle, very well said. This article probably mean government contractors, not directly government jobs. I know people who are engineers for the Navy. I talk to them and they said lay-off is the last thing on their mind. If they close the base, they have first priority in other job opening in other part of the country and the government will pay for relocation. They can choose not to move, but that’s their choice, not because they got laid off. They even have people who will look for jobs for them at other bases in the US. Unless there’s major shift in government like one_muggle stated, they’re pretty safe.
