That's not true. The fed govt goes through reductions in workforce quite often, as budgets/priorities change.
Employees are given the chance to move to another job in another location as a first resort (if a job is available, there are no guarantees. I did it three times in ten years), or be separated from federal service.
Right now the government workforce is undergoing A-76 where fed employees are bidding against the private sector for federal jobs.
"Right now the government workforce is undergoing A-76 where fed employees are bidding against the private sector for federal jobs. "
A-76 only rarely selects the non-gov't option. It's a BS process rarely used appropriately - but it does give gov't employees a sense of worth that is probably not deserved. It's almost never an apples to apples comparison. You are overpaid and underworked almost for certain.