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US Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins unveiled plans for a "complete reorganization of the USDA." Thousands of USDA jobs in D.C. will be relocated to five new regional hubs, including one in Fort Collins.
The United States Department of Agriculture will reorganize, refocusing core operations to support American farming, ranching and forestry, the USDA announced.
In a press release from the USDA, Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins outlined a plan to establish five USDA hubs across the country.
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Floodlight (English) on MSN‘Farming in the dark’: How Rollins’ USDA is endangering American agricultureIn her first six months, Donald Trump’s second agriculture secretary has altered the course of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She says prosperity is ‘just around the corner.’ But staffing cuts and restricted research could have long-lasting impacts.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said a department reorganization will close many D.C. offices and push employees to five state "hubs."
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Around 2,600 workers — more than half the Washington, D.C. workforce — will be moved to five hubs stretching from North Carolina to Utah, Rollins said. The union representing federal workers immediately criticized the plan as a ploy to cut federal jobs, pointing out that some 95% of the department’s employees already work outside Washington.
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), refocusing its core operations to better align with its founding