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Articles tagged under: DOGE

A Large Number of USDA Employees Left the Department in ’25

Published December 23, 2025

According to a report from the USDA inspector general, more than 20,000 employees left the Agriculture Department during the first five months of the Trump presidency. That’s roughly 20 percent of the USDA staff. Most of those employees left through…
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Congress Asked to Codify DOGE Cuts

Published June 4, 2025

The White House is seeking congressional support for the cuts already implemented by the Department of Government Efficiency. This proposal would cancel $9.4 billion in funds that Congress previously appropriated. Over $8 billion of the spending cuts are from foreign…
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DOGE’s Lease Termination List Shrinks

Published May 30, 2025

The Department of Government Efficiency has quietly removed several locations from its list of lease terminations, including four in the tri-state region. The Farm Service Agency offices in Fargo, North Dakota; Watertown, South Dakota; and Baudette, Minnesota, are no longer…
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Craig: ‘Reconciliation is Not the Place to be Doing a Farm Bill’

Published May 7, 2025

In an interview with the Red River Farm Network, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig said budget reconciliation complicates the passage of any farm bill. "If Republicans raid the Nutrition Title by anywhere from $230 billion to $300 billion,…
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DOGE Has FSA Loan Oversight

Published May 1, 2025

Farm Service Agency loans and guarantees over $500,000 must get approval from the Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency. Politico cited a memo to farm loan program staff from FSA Deputy Administrator Houston Bruck. Loan approval is delayed until reviewed…
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Rollins Teams Up with Musk to Modernize USDA

Published April 25, 2025

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the partnership with Elon Musk is helping to modernize the USDA and better serve farmers. “I’ve worked right next to Elon for a couple of months now, and his heart and his mind are all…
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DOGE Cost-Cutting Plan Impacts Region

Published March 9, 2025

The Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency plans to terminate over 3,000 building leases. That list includes the North Dakota State Farm Service Agency office in Fargo, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service office in Bismarck, U.S. Fish and…
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USDA Employees Reinstated For Now

Published March 6, 2025

A decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board is temporarily reinstating nearly 6,000 USDA employees. Probationary Agriculture Department employees removed from their job on or after February 13 will be back on the job until April 18 while the Special…
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USDA H5N1 Employees Rehired

Published February 19, 2025

USDA is rescinding the termination notices it previously delivered to some employees working on the federal avian influenza response. Politico reported 25 percent of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network employees had lost their jobs. These positions are considered necessary…
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