About 200 employees will staff the new Iowa center, while a Science Center will be established in Athens, Georgia, and some staff relocated from Washington, D.C.
The restructuring aims to modernize operations, reduce duplication, and better align agency functions with agricultural production regions, without affecting frontline inspection activities.
Can the USDA's scattered food safety agency prevent the next major outbreak?
Will relocating federal jobs create new hubs of prosperity or just disrupt lives?
With 800 scientists cut, who will protect America's forests from future mega-fires?
What does selling a D.C. headquarters signal for the future of federal work?
As federal jobs flee D.C., is the nation's capital facing an economic death spiral?
Why do Tribal leaders warn this federal reorganization could break long-standing trust?