Erickson pointed out that Fort Collins’ locality rate is 30.52 percent, resulting in almost no payroll savings. And although Salt Lake City’s locality rate is 17.06 percent, Utah’s public land is ...

The Agriculture Department received backlash from Democratic senators regarding the decision to decentralize and relocate Washington-based employees.

(The Center Square) – With the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announcing a major reorganization plan, lawmakers met to grill Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden about why Congress wasn’t notified ...

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden took questions from the Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednesday after the agency ...

North Carolina’s capital is one of five U.S. cities that will gain hubs as the USDA downsizes and shifts staff from its ...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar calls the USDA reorganization a “half-baked plan.” Sen. Adam Schiff questions whether it will help farmers ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to relocate thousands of Washington, D.C., employees to five regional hubs ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to slash its presence in the Washington, D.C., area by sending employees to five regional hubs, Secretary Brooke Rollins said Thursday.

In a significant shift for federal agricultural .....of most USDA employees from Washington, D.C. to regional hubs across the country. This ...

US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins unveiled plans for reorganization of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) after ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says shifting thousands of D.C.-based staff to regional offices will save money without ...