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US farm agency lost 20,000 staff in first five months of Trump administration

WASHINGTON — More than 20,300 employees left the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the first five months of the administration of President Donald Trump, about a fifth of ‍staff, according to a report from the agency’s inspector general.

USDA loses more than 20,000 workers in early months of Trump term | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

WASHINGTON >> More than 20,300 employees left the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the first five months of the administration of President Donald Trump, about a fifth of ‍staff, according to a report from the agency’s inspector general.

U.S. farm agency lost 20,000 staff in first five months of Trump administration

WASHINGTON – More than 20,300 employees left the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the first five months of the administration of President Donald Trump, about a fifth of staff, according to a report from the agency's inspector general.

One in five USDA staff exit under Trump administration

One in five USDA staff exit under Trump administration Incentive program drives majority of departures

USDA lost 20,000 employees in Trump’s first five months

More than 20,300 employees – about one-fifth of total staff – left the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the first five months of President Donald Trump’s administration, according to an agency Inspector General report. The big picture: Roughly three-quarters of departures were via a financial incentive program designed to shrink the federal workforce. The rest of the departures were due to resignation, retirement, termination, or other …

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