Federal employees in Howard County are feeling the heat as uncertainty looms over their jobs and benefits. According to County Executive Calvin Ball, roughly 50,000 federal workers live there. Ball is expanding aid for them and other federal workers facing job cuts or buyouts.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball on Friday announced expanded resources for federal workers living in the county who may be impacted by a Trump administration buyout program and other efforts to downsize the federal workforce.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball will announce resources for federal employees Friday as President Trump continues a push to reduce the federal workforce.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced Friday the expansion of assistance programs to help federal workers living in the county who could lose their jobs. The county wants to be ready to help if they lose their jobs amid uncertainty with the Trump Administration.

Howard County government is stepping up to expand child care options and offer food assistance, career transition counseling, job fairs and mental health support for federal workers affected by the Trump administration’s buyout offer.

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball says there are about 50,000 federal workers living in the county who are grappling with a difficult decision on whether they should accept a buyout.