FDA and USDA among federal agencies aiming to rehire workers hit by mass firings
A number of agencies are looking to rehire federal workers who lost their jobs as part of the Trump administration's mission ...
Inside the USDA, staffers struggle with Trump’s funding freeze
One office in the Agriculture Department show how efforts to comply with Trump’s DEI order have halted some grant payments, ...
USDA Faces Lawsuit Over Purge of Climate Change Information
The US Department of Agriculture is facing a legal challenge over its move to wipe out information on climate change from its ...
DOGE cancels Topeka lease for empty USDA office that was 'a huge waste of money'
After DOGE canceled a lease for USDA's Risk Management Agency regional office in Topeka, the building owner called it an ...
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USDA tells employees that they can ignore Musk’s 5 things email
The department said Monday that replying to Elon Musk’s request is voluntary and there will be no penalties for nonresponse.
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When is USDA Going to Release the Nearly $10 Billion of American Relief Act Payments for Farmers?
Time is running out for USDA to issue economic relief payments to farmers in the 90-day window set by Congress. According to some sources, producers are banking on the payments, even making business ...
USDA launches review at University of Maine over transgender sports policy after Trump-Gov. Mills blowup
Federal agencies launched reviews into the University of Maine's Title IX policies after a tense exchange between President ...
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Lawsuit targets USDA purge of climate websites
In a lawsuit filed Monday, groups represented by Earthjustice and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University ...
USDA to release funds that were paused for review
The funding released was $20 million in contracts for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program, the Conservation Easement Program and the Conservation Stewardship Program.