Key facts
- USDA reorganization plan involves relocating employees and consolidating offices.
- A federal judge blocked the reorganization on October 13, citing reprogramming of funds.
- Secretary Rollins expressed continued belief in the reorganization's value.
US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said on Thursday that the Department of Agriculture is "full bore ahead" with an agency reorganization that a federal judge blocked on October 13. The reorganization plan includes relocating thousands of employees outside of the Washington region and consolidating other regional offices. The judge ruled that the agency was reprogramming congressional funds for the reorganization, using money for a different purpose than intended. Rollins stated her continued belief in the reorganization's value.