Whether President-elect Donald Trump orders hundreds of thousands of federal workers back to their Washington, DC, offices or purges them from their jobs, local officials are bracing for seismic impact on the local economy.
On the campaign trail, Trump promised a sweeping reorganization of the government that includes relocating as many as 100,000 jobs and eliminating tens of thousands more. He also pledged that the federal government would “take over” the nation’s capital city.
Leaders are wary because the links between the federal government and the local economy so strong. The metro area of 6.3 million people is ...