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The United States Department of Agriculture, or USDA, will close down a major portion of its current headquarters in Washington, D.C., moving some of the staffers to Northern Colorado.
The Department of Agriculture on Thursday announced plans to shutter multiple buildings in Washington as part of an agency reorganization. The agency will relocate its workforce out of the capital
Moving the Agriculture Department from Washington to regional hubs is part of Trump's effort to cut the size and footprint of the federal government.
In a press release from the USDA, Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins outlined a plan to establish five USDA hubs across the country.
USDA to move about half of DC capital region employees to hubs closer to farmers, ranchers across US
The department has 4,600 employees in the capital region, but is looking to keep no more than 2,000 in the area
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the plan to relocate workers was intended to bring the agency’s staff closer to its “core constituents.”
Through the recent biennial budget approved by the Indiana General Assembly, the Indiana State Department of Agriculture provided a combined $2 million to support Indiana food