USDA in Sweeping Reorganization to Ship some DC Workers to 5 Regional Centers, Including Salt Lake City

USDA may move D.C. employees to Kansas City as part of a mass reorganization

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it plans to relocate thousands of employees to five offices around the country. But the Trump administration's previous plan to move staff to Kansas City, back in 2019, caused a mass exodus and a significant drop in productivity.

USDA to Relocate Thousands of Employees, Consolidate Agency Functions

THE CENTER SQUARE—In the coming months, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will relocate more than half of its Washington D.C.-based employees to five different regional hubs across the country. The move is part of USDA’s larger plan “to achieve improved effectiveness and accountability, enhanced services, reduced bureaucracy and cost savings for the American people,” according to the announcement memo. Approximately 4,600 USDA employees current…

USDA in sweeping reorganization to ship some DC workers to 5 regional centers, including Salt Lake City

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.

Utah Republicans applaud USDA reorganization that includes shift to Salt Lake City • Idaho Capital Sun

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Utah Republicans applaud USDA reorganization as move to bring government ‘closer to the people’ • Utah News Dispatch

Irrigation systems water crops near St. George, Utah. (Photo by Mitch Diamond/Getty Images)Utah’s Republican leaders are applauding plans to downsize the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s workforce in Washington, D.C. and send employees to five regional hubs, including one in Salt Lake City.  Utah Gov. Spencer Cox thanked Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins in a post on X Thursday for “choosing Utah as a new (USDA) hub.” “This move brings the De…

Sen. Mike Lee applauds USDA plan to relocate federal department assets to Salt Lake City

WASHINGTON, D.C. – While Utah was celebrating its pioneer heritage on July 24, the U.S. Department of Agriculture here in Washington announced plans to do a little pioneering of its own.