Federal workers in Boulder brace for potential mass layoffs

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Federal workers in Boulder brace for potential mass layoffs

Federal workers in Boulder are feeling the effects of the Trump administration’s decision to abruptly fire thousands of federal employees between Feb. 13 and 18 — part of a sweeping effort that could eventually eliminate up to 200,000 jobs nationwide. Boulder County is home to more than a dozen federal research labs and roughly 1,700 federal employees, according to federal data, many of whom now face an uncertain future. Thousands more hold jobs…