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Two regional planning experts delivered sobering news to the Alexandria City Council on Tuesday (March 25) about the potential impact of federal workforce reductions, warning that the city faces significant economic challenges if proposed cuts materialize.

Clark Mercer, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), and Jill Kaneff, Senior Regional Demographer for the Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC), presented data showing Alexandria’s vulnerability to federal job cuts.