The U.S. Department of Agriculture is moving two agencies and roughly 700 federal employees out of Washington, D.C., to save money and improve the department's service to taxpayers.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced Thursday that the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture will be fully moved out of the nation's capital by 2020, according to the USDA. A location hasn't been picked yet.
"It's been our goal to make USDA the most effective, efficient, and customer-focused department in the entire federal government," Perdue said in a statement.
As part of the reorganization, Perdue is also moving the Economic Research Service out from under the USDA's Research, Education, and Economics branch.
Roughly 700 USDA employees could be moved, E&E News reports.
Keeping steady workers at the ERS and NIFA has been difficult for the department, and officials are hoping that moving the agencies out of D.C. to more rural and lower-cost areas will entice employees to stay longer and serve rural Americans better.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has plans to move the Bureau of Land Management, the largest land-owning agency in the federal government, out West.
https://thefederalistpapers.org/us/federal-employees-moved-out-washington
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced Thursday that the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture will be fully moved out of the nation's capital by 2020, according to the USDA. A location hasn't been picked yet.
"It's been our goal to make USDA the most effective, efficient, and customer-focused department in the entire federal government," Perdue said in a statement.
As part of the reorganization, Perdue is also moving the Economic Research Service out from under the USDA's Research, Education, and Economics branch.
Roughly 700 USDA employees could be moved, E&E News reports.
Keeping steady workers at the ERS and NIFA has been difficult for the department, and officials are hoping that moving the agencies out of D.C. to more rural and lower-cost areas will entice employees to stay longer and serve rural Americans better.
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has plans to move the Bureau of Land Management, the largest land-owning agency in the federal government, out West.
https://thefederalistpapers.org/us/federal-employees-moved-out-washington
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