U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced that the reorganization includes a phased plan to relocate much of the agency headquarters and staff out of the Washington, D.C., area to five hub locations: Raleigh, N.C.; Kansas City, Mo.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Fort Collins, Colo.; and Salt Lake City, Utah.
The reorganization consists of four pillars, said USDA: (i) Ensure the size of USDA’s workforce aligns with available financial resources and agricultural priorities; (ii) Bring USDA closer to its customers; (iii) Eliminate management layers and bureaucracy; and (iv) Consolidate redundant support functions. Relocating to the five hubs will “bring USDA closer to the people it serves while also providing a more affordable cost of living for USDA employees,” said the agency in the release. In addition to the five hubs, USDA will maintain two core administrative support locations in Albuquerque, N.M., and Minneapolis, Minn., as well as its agency service centers in St. Louis, Mo.; Lincoln, Neb.; and Missoula, Mont. Washington, D.C., will still hold functions for every mission area of USDA following the reorganization, according to the USDA. Still, the agency expects no more than 2,000 employees to remain in the region. @ https://www.qualityassurancemag.com/news/secretary-brooke-rollins-announces-usda-reorganization-relocation-of-most-dc-area-staff/?utm_campaign=QA+News&utm_source=07%2f29%2f2025+-+%5bQA+News%5d+Live+from+IAFP%3a+Food+Safety+is+Nonpartisan%2c+Say+USDA%27s+Eblen%2c+FDA%27s+Diamanatas&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.qualityassurancemag.com%2fNews%2fsecretary-brooke-rollins-announces-usda-reorganization-relocation-of-most-dc-area-staff&utm_content=1045096&isid=4744FC
