On Friday, for a second day, current and former U.S. Agency for International Development workers are being allowed into USAID headquarters in Washington, D.C. for 15 minutes to pack up their belongings. But the federal government’s layoffs are being felt across the country, not just in D.C. Patricia Gross, 47, has worked as an independent government contractor — a gig worker — since 2018. She, her husband and three young sons live just outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma.