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 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 ...

Senate Democrats slammed the Agriculture Department’s decision to decentralize its operations and relocate employees based in Washington, citing possible downsizing and research implications. On ...

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

The plan is not yet finalized and still subject to change, USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden repeatedly stressed to members ...

The Senate Ag Committee will hear from USDA about the department's reorganization plan to move employees out of the national ...

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 ...