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USDA will relocate most Washington-area staff, farm secretary says – Reuters

USDA will relocate most Washington-area staff, farm secretary says  Reuters USDA to relocate more than half of D.C. area employees under reorganization plan  Federal News Network USDA will relocate most of its D.C.-based workforce  The Washington Post Outcry as US agriculture department to cut salaries and relocate staff  The Guardian USDA’s D.C. shutdown could hurt rural America amid SNAP cuts, tariffs, Klobuchar warns  Axios Source …

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Secretary Rollins Announces USDA Reorganization, Restoring the Department’s Core Mission of Supporting American Agriculture – USDA (.gov)

Secretary Rollins Announces USDA Reorganization, Restoring the Department’s Core Mission of Supporting American Agriculture  USDA (.gov) Article | USDA set to announce reorganization imminently  POLITICO Pro Trump USDA will relocate most DC-area staff beyond the beltway  USA Today USDA reorganization will move most of its Washington staff ‘closer to’ farmers  Politico US Agriculture Department to Slash DC-Area Jobs by More Than 50%  Bloomberg Source link

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Trump’s interior secretary must sign off on all wind and solar projects

Trump’s interior secretary must sign off on all wind and solar projects

WASHINGTON (AP) — All solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters must be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum under a new order that authorizes him to conduct “elevated review” of activities ranging from leases to rights of way, construction and operational plans, grants and biological opinions. The enhanced oversight on clean-energy projects is aimed at …

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says TSA might relax liquid rules – Axios

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says TSA might relax liquid rules  Axios First the shoes went back on. Now, at US airport security, more liquid in carry-ons may be at hand  AP News Liquids rule could be the next airport security screening change, DHS Secretary suggests  CNN Noem teases liquid size changes for TSA at Hill Nation Summit  The Hill DHS Secretary Noem says …

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State Dept layoffs necessary for ‘higher quality’ workforce, deputy secretary tells lawmakers

State Dept layoffs necessary for ‘higher quality’ workforce, deputy secretary tells lawmakers

A top State Department official who oversaw widespread layoffs last week is defending the personnel cuts, telling lawmakers these decisions will produce a “higher quality” workforce to carry out the Trump administration’s foreign policy agenda. Michael Rigas, the deputy secretary of state for management and resources, told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that terminating more than 1,350 employees last Friday …

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