USDA refocuses 16 assistance programmes and relocates SNAP headquarters to Indianapolis
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Updated · WTHR · Apr 30
USDA refocuses 16 assistance programmes and relocates SNAP headquarters to Indianapolis
11 articles · Updated · WTHR · Apr 30
The overhaul also moves child nutrition programmes to Dallas, supplemental nutrition and safety programmes to Kansas City, and research headquarters to Raleigh.
USDA said retailer operations and compliance offices will open in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas and New York, while Denver becomes the emergency management and continuity hub.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the reorganisation aims to cut duplicative management, improve service delivery and curb waste and fraud, while retaining one administrator and a small Washington footprint.
Will the USDA's massive relocation plan fix fraud or create a food safety crisis from a mass staff exodus?
As thousands of USDA jobs move, what will protect food benefits for millions of families from being disrupted?