[C4stor]

That would heavily depend on the (unspecified) country.

[blymphony]

That is true, since the commenter never specified. I work for the U.S. government.

[tudelo]

I think it's possible but when bidding for contracts I think it matters. When I worked at a smaller company that worked government contracts my lead was always telling me I should work on getting a masters as it looks more attractive.