WASHINGTON — The Trump administration instituted reductions in force on Friday. Maryland is home to some of the terminated federal employees. But for now, it’s hard to quantify how many people, and which agencies, were most affected in the state.

“We’re still trying to understand the impact in Maryland,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen told The Baltimore Sun on Tuesday.

Multiple lawmakers told The Sun that they had heard from workers who were hit by the RIFs, which were announced on Friday by Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought. Roughly 4,200 positions were terminated, though about 600 of those were later rehired.

The reductions were initiated by seven departments: Treasury, Health and Human Services, Education, Housing and Urban Development, Commerce, Energy and Homeland Se

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