The Supreme Court has given the Trump Administration the “all clear” for its plan to cut the federal workforce, including at the USDA.
The issue had been caught up in the courts for a while now. A lower court had previously ruled President Trump’s “reduction in force” executive order was illegal, but the high court disagreed.
Reports show as many as 16,000 USDA employees accepted the buyout program offered earlier this year.
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Agriculture Secretary nominee Brooke Rollins has been in the hot seat before the Senate Ag Committee all morning.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture nominee Brooke Rollins’ confirmation hearing is underway.
