‘Half-Baked’ USDA Relocation Irritates Members of Both Parties on US Senate Ag Panel

USDA official justifies reorganization strategy; Arkansas' John Boozman weighs in on it

WASHINGTON -- A top U.S. Department of Agriculture official defended the agency's reorganization plan during a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday, contending the department's proposal will reduce costs and improve services.

USDA official justifies reorganization strategy; Arkansas' John Boozman weighs in on it | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

WASHINGTON -- A top U.S. Department of Agriculture official defended the agency's reorganization plan during a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday, contending the department's proposal will reduce costs and improve services.

‘Half-baked’ USDA relocation irritates members of both parties on US Senate Ag panel

U.S. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Alexander Vaden testifies before the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee on July 30 (Photo via committee livestream).Members of both parties on the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee chastised a U.S. Department of Agriculture official Wednesday for not consulting Congress before proposing to shift thousands of jobs out of the Washington, D.C., area. USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Alexander Vaden defended the…

Senate Hearings to Examine Review of USDA Reorganization Proposal

The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee holds hearings to examine a review of the Department of Agriculture reorganization proposal at 11 a.m. ET on July 30. ...

‘Half-Baked’ USDA Relocation Irritates Members Of Both Parties On US Senate Ag Panel

Members of both parties on the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee this week chastised a U.S. Department of Agriculture official Wednesday for not consulting Congress before proposing to shift thousands of jobs out of the Washington, D.C., area.

Senate ag committee holds impromptu hearing on USDA reorganization plan

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced a proposal to relocate staff from Washington, D.C., to five hub locations, including Kansas City.