House Democrats want to understand what calculus informed the Trump administration’s plan to relocate thousands of US Agriculture Department employees.
Lawmakers are concerned there is none. Proceeding with a plan to scatter more than half of the USDA’s Washington-area workforce will “significantly hinder” a host of services provided by a department that’s already lost 21,600 employees, about one fifth of its total workforce, since President
Panel Democrats said administration officials failed to consult Congress before rolling out its plan on July 24 and demanded ...