Controversial needle exchange program suspended in Federal Way Tammy Mutasa, KOMO News Reporter Controversial needle exchange program suspended in King County Replay Video UP NEXT A Federal Way woman posed as a drug user and said outreach workers gave her 100 clean needles. Now it has city officials calling for a pause on the Federal Way needle exchange program in the city. At a meeting Tuesday of the Federal Way City Council, at least a dozen neighbors expressed concerns about crime going up and needles turning up everywhere in the community. While others said if the program is gone for good, it will only make things worse.