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Veterans and federal employees describe local impacts of VA and federal workforce cuts
Summary
Speakers at the St. Mary's County forum, including a Navy veteran and federal employee, said hiring freezes, deferred separation programs and cuts to VA services have led to canceled appointments and loss of specialists.
Jennifer Davis, who identified herself as a Navy veteran and federal employee, told the commissioners that hiring freezes and personnel policies at federal agencies have disrupted services for veterans and for civilian staff who support defense programs. "They put in a hiring freeze," Davis said of the federal changes, adding that a deferred resignation program prevented replacements…
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