Erickson pointed out that Fort Collins’ locality rate is 30.52 percent, resulting in almost no payroll savings. And although Salt Lake City’s locality rate is 17.06 percent, Utah’s public land is ...

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden today vigorously defended the Trump administration’s proposal to reorganize the Agriculture Department at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing. “President ...

A top U.S. Department of Agriculture official defended the agency's reorganization plan during a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday, contending the department's proposal will reduce costs and ...

The plan is not yet finalized and still subject to change, USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden repeatedly stressed to members ...

With the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announcing a major reorganization plan, lawmakers met to grill Deputy ...

Deputy Ag Secretary Stephen Vaden told senators the plan is designed to attract the next generation of USDA leadership by ...

Deputy Agriculture Secretary Stephen Vaden took questions from the Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednesday after the agency ...

North Carolina’s capital is one of five U.S. cities that will gain hubs as the USDA downsizes and shifts staff from its ...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar calls the USDA reorganization a "half-baked plan." Sen. Adam Schiff questions whether it will help farmers ...

The vast reorganization announced last week by Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins received mostly negative reviews from current and ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to relocate thousands of Washington, D.C., employees to five regional hubs ...