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The U.S. Department of Agriculture says shifting thousands of D.C.-based staff to regional offices will save money without ...
In her first six months, Donald Trump’s second agriculture secretary has altered the course of the U.S. Department of ...
The Department of Agriculture has cut over $1 billion in funding aimed at helping schools and food banks purchase from local farmers, according to a news report and a school nutrition nonprofit ...
Thousands of employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) accepted the Trump administration’s voluntary resignation offer, leading to a significant reduction in force. The decrease ...
The USDA threatened to halt imports of Mexican cattle and bison if Mexico fails to act against a flesh-eating screwworm fly spreading north toward U.S. herds.
USDA is expected to offer buyouts of up to $25,000 to employees in the coming days. Employees told Government Executive they lamented having to make a life-altering decision without complete ...
Governor Jared Polis's relationship with rural Colorado has been criticized due to his controversial board appointments and ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, according to a ruling by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
My favorite interview last week was 90-year-old Illinois farmboy John “Jack” Block. Block was former President Ronald ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has suspended a federal scholarship program that provided financial aid to students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The 1890 ...