The Tri-City Herald wants to hear about how Trump, DOGE cuts & layoffs are affecting you

President Donald Trump has signed 82 executive orders since his inauguration on January 20. One of his early orders created the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by Elon Musk.

DOGE says its aim is reforming government spending and systems. Since the department’s creation, funding has been slashed for many federal programs. Thousands of federal employees have been laid off, contracts and grants have been canceled, and subsequent protests have taken place across the country, including here in Tri-Cities.

Journalists at the Tri-City Herald want to hear about how federal downsizing is impacting those who live in the Tri-Cities area.

If you work for a government agency – or a nonprofit or other organization impacted by the cuts – you can use our form below to get in touch with our reporters and editors. If you are more comfortable sending an email, you can reach out to our newsroom at news@tricityherald.com. Responses will be monitored and reviewed, and a reporter or editor may reach out for more details.

We assure you that what you share with us is confidential, and will not be published without permission. You can remain anonymous if you’d like. We adhere to the Society of Professional Journalists’ code of ethics.

Here are other stories the Herald has done on the impact of DOGE cuts and other Trump administration cuts in Tri-Cities:

• Mayor of Eastern WA city with thousands of fed-paid workers catches heat for DOGE support
• ‘I have concerns.’ GOP Rep. Newhouse weighs in on job cuts at nuclear site and more
• Trump’s initial federal layoffs hit Tri-Cities, WA area. Here’s what we know so far
  
  

• ‘Outright hostility.’ 100s of fed workers fear for their jobs at contaminated WA nuclear site

• Fed workers in Tri-Cities lose jobs in 1st round of federal layoffs. Nuclear site impacted

• Southeast WA refugee group reeling after Trump orders. 30% of employees cut

• Trump cancels hundreds of WA refugee flights. How this nonprofit plans to respond

• Not so fast. Richland railroad repairs must wait amid federal grant uncertainty

Here are stories about some statewide impacts:

• Trump supports possibility of $5K stimulus checks. Will that money really come to WA?

• Trump’s federal hiring freeze could have a disastrous impact on national parks in summer
• WA leads, joins 5 lawsuits against Trump: ‘This person doesn’t want to follow our laws’
• WA joins lawsuit decrying DOGE and Elon Musk’s role in government as ‘unconstitutional’
• WA, 21 other states sue Trump administration for defunding medical, public health research

This story was originally published March 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM.