At least 15,000 USDA employees accept voluntary resignation offer

USDA chief says agency is trying to fill key jobs after paying 15,000 to leave

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the department will consider bringing back some employees who took the government's deferred resignation offer.

‘We have to move’: USDA soon to disclose which staff jobs will leave D.C.

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins testifies before a U.S. Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Senate webcast)WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced during a congressional hearing Tuesday the department will soon detail which staff positions it plans to move away from the nation’s capital and where in the country those jobs will be relocated. “We have to move,” Rollins said. “This is a customer se…

‘We have to move’: USDA soon to disclose which staff jobs will leave D.C. • Kansas Reflector

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins testifies before a U.S. Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (Senate webcast)WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced during a congressional hearing Tuesday the department will soon detail which staff positions it plans to move away from the nation’s capital and where in the country those jobs will be relocated. “We have to move,” Rollins said. “This is a customer se…

More Than 15,000 USDA Employees Have Taken Federal Buyout - The Thinking Conservative

More than 15,000 employees from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have accepted a buyout offer from the federal government. The post More Than 15,000 USDA Employees Have Taken Federal Buyout appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.

More Than 15,000 USDA Employees Have Taken Federal Buyout

WASHINGTON—More than 15,000 employees from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have accepted a buyout offer from the federal government, resigning or taking early retirement in exchange for months of paid leave and benefits. Just over 3,800 workers took the first offer, which was made in February. Over 11,300 took the offer when it came around again in April. A spokesperson for the USDA said that, despite the reduction in workforce, Agricu…

‘Drain the Swamp’ Continues as More Federal Workers Are Sent Home - Liberty Nation News

By James Fite Another wave of buyouts and firings has hit the federal workforce. The alphabet soup agencies told to let workers go this time include the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and even the ever-mysterious Central Intelligence Agency. USDA Out to Pasture A spokesperson for the USDA told The Hill that, as of […]