USDA to close three Colorado offices
The closures are a response to a $3 billion cut in the USDA’s operating budget over the past two years, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explained during a news conference earlier this week. He also reduced the USDA’s travel, conference and supply budget by $90 million, and offered early retirement to many employees.
Colorado offices will close in Longmont, Monte Vista and Walsenburg.
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Vilsack said that all the work being done by the USDA will continue, but it will be transferred to different locations.
The closures are a response to a $3 billion cut in the USDA’s operating budget over the past two years, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explained during a news conference earlier this week. He also reduced the USDA’s travel, conference and supply budget by $90 million, and offered early retirement to many employees.
Colorado offices will close in Longmont, Monte Vista and Walsenburg.
Vilsack said that all the work being done by the USDA will continue, but it will be transferred to different…
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