Fourteen percent of IT security professionals work in the federal government with 4 percent and 3 percent employed by state and local governments. While 20 percent of infosec pros work for governments, only 16 percent of the total workforce gets their salaries and wages from governments. Federal government employs about two-thirds of all government IT security pros. Despite budget deficit, federal government is hiring as many IT security specialists as it can, as employees or contractors, especially because many work for intelligence agencies such as the National Security Agency.”]
Source: https://www.careersinfosecurity.com/blogs/feds-hold-own-in-hiring-infosec-pros-p-1090