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Regional planners: Northern Virginia most exposed as roughly 315,000 Virginians work for federal government
Summary
Clark Mercer of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments told the House emergency committee that about 315,000 Virginians work in federal roles and that Northern Virginia and the National Capital Region face the largest exposure to federal workforce reductions.
Clark Mercer, executive director of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, told the House committee that data show roughly 315,000 Virginians hold federal positions and that the National Capital Region as a whole is larger still.
Mercer said: "The number is closer as you see from last year's census, 315,000 federal workers in Virginia." He added that the National Capital Region employs roughly 400,000 federal workers, with "Hundred And 60…
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