Originally Posted by
Global_Hi_Flyer
1) Contractors will feel it first, depending on the contract. Not sure whether MCI and SFO are contracted with TSA or the airports - if with TSA, then hit first.... if with the airports, then likely no effect.
Any idea what the durations of the screening contracts are?
One federal (DoD type) contractor around here was claiming that he was unlikely to be impacted because the contract had already been paid for the year (presumably fiscal year), so there was no reason to quit working, take furloughs, etc. If the "cuts" last, there might be issues with future contracts, but he seemed to think the current one was pretty safe.