Department of agriculture (usda) proposed a reorganization to refocus its core operations on supporting american agriculture, producers, ranching, and forestry, structured around four pillars Workforce alignment, proximity to customers, bureaucracy reduction, and consolidation of redundant functions A public comment period was open from august 1 through. Usda deputy secretary stephen vaden said the reorganization of more than half of the current usda staff in the washington, d.c., area to five regional hubs across the country will be finished by 2026 Usda reorganization fight tests congressional backbone by marc heller | 12/09/2025 06:30 am est lawmakers’ bid to slow the closure of the department’s largest research facility rests on iffy. Usda relocation plan faces more congressional backlash house democrats raised alarms about what they said is a lack of communication on usda's plans to relocate about 2,500 federal employees out of the d.c
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