Arlington Co. lawmakers to assess damage, develop plan to deal with federal workforce cuts

Arlington Co. lawmakers to assess damage, develop plan to deal with federal workforce cuts

One in five residents in Arlington County is directly employed by the federal government; county board members and the local delegation in the Virginia General Assembly are working together to assess the damage of recent federal cuts and develop strategies to weather the storm. “This is going to be a long-haul commitment for all of us,” said Arlington County Board member Maureen Coffey during a Monday work session with several local state senato…