Cybersecurity experts are among 800,000 federal government employees furloughed during the partial shutdown. The shutdown could drive cybersecurity experts from government payrolls if the furloughs continue for much longer. Many cybersecurity experts choose government work because they embrace a strong sense of loyalty to their country. “Congress does more damage than [terrorists],” says Jim Lewis, the cybersecurity expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank. “The people who are essential are technically shutting down services,” says Karen Evans.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/blogs/shutdown-threatens-fed-infosec-staffing-p-1560