FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. – Fairfax County is at the center of a congressional field hearing on the impact of federal workforce reductions.
Lawmakers are taking a closer look at how DOGE cuts are impacting the economy in the D.C. region.
What is a ‘field hearing’?:
This is when members of the House Oversight Committee leave Capitol Hill to hear testimony on location.
Now, a year after the Trump administration launched the Department of Government Efficiency, lawmakers are assessing the costs in both lost jobs and the DMV economy.
The hearing, led by Virginia Congressman James Walkinshaw and ranking member Robert Garcia, zeroed in on what Democrats call the real-world impacts of deep federal workforce reductions.
Among those who testified are former federal employees who…
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