The Agriculture Department took a huge morale hit last year—likely because of a controversial plan that pushed many of its research scientists out of Washington and to the Midwest
At both offices, many jobs remain unfilled. As a result, numerous statistical reports that economists, financial markets and forecasters rely on have been delayed.
This year, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue carried out his plan to move ERS and NIFA to the Kansas City region, saying it would save money and move scientists closer to farming communities. But the move has resulted in mass upheaval, promptingThe vast majority of staff at ERS and NIFA declined to relocate to the new office space in the Midwest. USDA said itA strong undercurrent of politics runs through the department’s reaction to the move.
The relocation was also seen by some inside the administration as an experiment in how to reduce the federal bureaucracy. White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said the relocation was ato shrink the size of government, bemoaning that it’s usually difficult to fire federal workers. Other branches of USDA saw significant declines in employee attitudes as well. Morale at the department’s Office of Civil Rights fell by 15.9 points. The Agriculture Department had a
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