The United States Department of Agriculture, or USDA, will close down a major portion of its current headquarters in Washington, D.C., moving some of the staffers to Northern Colorado.

The US Department of Agriculture has named Raleigh as one of five new hubs, part of a plan to relocate federal workers from Washington, D.C. USDA

Twenty states and Washington, D.C., are suing USDA after the agency demanded states turn over sensitive data on applicants for food assistance by July 30.

A Trump administration reorganization of the Department of Agriculture would eliminate U.S. Forest Service regional headquarters and significantly change or eliminate some agency functions.

Stephen Vaden, who was sworn in July 7 and will lead the reorganization effort, should expect sharp questions Wednesday from the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, which hastily called the hearing after the USDA announced the plan without first informing lawmakers.

On July 1, $1 billion of cuts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) took effect. The funding was for local schools and food banks to buy produce from farmers. Some farmers here in the Tri-State say they're already feeling the impact.

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged six people — including a fraud investigator with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) — for allegedly orchestrating “one of the largest food stamp scams in U.S. history,” siphoning tens of millions from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

USDA's proposed reorganization will make the department's work more challenging, with a "accomplish less with less" approach, says former official.