More than 15,000 USDA employees take Trump’s offer to resign
Their departures will affect how the department administers food safety and nutrition programs, conducts research and offers services to farmers.
At least 15,000 Agriculture Department employees have taken the Trump administration’s offers to resign, according to a readout of a USDA briefing with congressional staff that was shared with POLITICO.
The departures represent a drastic contraction of a department that handles a diverse portfolio including flagship federal nutrition programs, food safety, farm loans and rural broadband initiatives.


