Federal department slashes millions in contracts, including $230K for 'Brazilian forest and gender consultant'
The Agriculture Department has terminated nearly 80 contracts after a review by Elon Musk's DOGE, including for a Brazilian ...
USDA probationary staff fired at three agencies, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has fired probationary staff at two U.S. Department of Agriculture research ...
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Secretary of Agriculture Signals More Cuts to Come at USDA
We are proud to invite the Department of Government Efficiency [DOGE] here into USDA," said Secretary Brooke Rollins.
Alaska Public Media16h
Alaska lawmakers scrutinize Dunleavy's plans for new Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Commissioner John Boyle said creating a cabinet-level agriculture department would force the state to focus ...
USDA secretary says DOGE has been at the agency for weeks
Newly confirmed U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Friday morning that Elon Musk's Department of Government ...
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Iowa lawmakers react to confirmation of Brooke Rollins as agriculture secretary
Rollins’ commitment to returning USDA to its core mission of supporting all of agriculture is exactly the focus our country needs right now,” Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig said.
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Alaska, one of two states without a cabinet-level agriculture department, is planning to create one
Under an executive order from Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the new department will start July 1 unless voted down by legislators.