More than Half of USDA Science Agency Employees May Leave Rather than Relocate

Government Executive: More than half the workforce at two scientific agencies within the Agriculture Department are poised to leave their jobs when the agencies relocate to Kansas City later this year, according to numbers from the department.

A USDA spokesperson said that at the Economic Research Agency, 72 employees accepted relocation orders by the initial July 15 deadline, and 99 people either declined or did not respond. At the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, 73 employees accepted their relocation orders, while 151 either declined or did not respond.

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