Originally Posted by
studentff
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.
It depends.
Virtually ALL Federal contracts provide for cancellation at the "convenience of the Government". So, regardless of term, they can be canceled upon whatever notice is required in the contract clauses.
I should add that contract screeners that are contracted by the airport/local authorities (rather than by TSA) will not be affected by the sequestration unless the local government obtains the funding from the Feds.