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USDA Moves Forward with Plan to Shift Majority of DC Staff to Regional Hubs

Senior USDA leaders will notify D.C. staff of hub assignments as the agency vacates key buildings to streamline operations

FILE - The U.S. Department of Agriculture seal is seen on a podium during a news conference in Washington, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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Overview

  • The USDA will relocate about 2,600 of its 4,600 National Capital Region employees to hubs in Raleigh, North Carolina; Kansas City, Missouri; Indianapolis, Indiana; Fort Collins, Colorado; and Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • The South Building, Braddock Place and the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center are slated for return to GSA as the department sheds costly, underused properties.
  • Over the next month, senior leaders will notify D.C.-area employees of relocation decisions under a phased implementation schedule.
  • The department has already recorded 15,364 voluntary deferred resignations after an 8% headcount increase and 14.5% salary rise over four years without corresponding service gains.
  • USDA is consolidating redundant support functions into centralized offices as the AFGE union and congressional agriculture committees press for oversight hearings over potential service gaps.