US EditionUSDA announces plans to decentralize, close several DC buildings
WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA, JUL 24 – The USDA plans to reduce workforce costs by relocating over half of its 4,600 Washington-area employees to five hubs with lower federal salary locality rates, officials said.
- More than half of the 4,600 USDA employees in the National Capital Region will be relocated to five hub locations, including Indianapolis, to save costs.
- The USDA plans to close three buildings in Washington, D.C., due to high maintenance costs and underutilization, with one building alone needing $1.3 billion in repairs.
- Indianapolis was identified as a key hub after Senator Jim Banks highlighted it as the best candidate to Secretary Brooke L. Rollins.
- Secretary Rollins stated that moving services closer to the people they serve will improve support for American agriculture.
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