The U.S. Department of Agriculture says shifting thousands of D.C.-based staff to regional offices will save money without interrupting critical services. Previous relocations suggest otherwise.

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 USDA announced that it will relocate much of its staff in the Washington, D.C., area to five regional hubs and vacate several buildings in the nation's capital.

In a major reorganization of its Washington workforce, the U.S. Department of Agriculture named Raleigh one of five hubs where it will relocate much of its D.C. headquarters operations. Why it matters: The move is part of the Trump administration's efforts to reduce spending within federal departments and "eliminate management layers and bureaucracy,

The USDA said no jobs would be eliminated but that some federal employees would be asked to relocate to one of the five new hubs, including Salt Lake City.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Thursday a mass reorganization of the agency, as well as plans to vacate one of its headquarters in Alexandria and have staff members move away from the Greater Washington area.

The department has 4,600 employees in the capital region, but is looking to keep no more than 2,000 in the area

Through the recent biennial budget approved by the Indiana General Assembly, the Indiana State Department of Agriculture provided a combined $2 million to support Indiana food