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NASA opposes lithium mine at Nevada site used to calibrate satellites
Agency says site is indispensable for calibrating the razor-sharp measurements of hundreds of satellites orbiting overhead.
Official says USDA departures ‘wonderful’ way to drain the swamp
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said that the departures resulting from a planned USDA research agency relocation gets rid of employees when they can't be fired.
By Jessie Bur
Opponent of nation’s public lands is picked to oversee them
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt on Monday signed an order making a conservative lawyer and writer who argues for selling off the nation’s public lands acting head of the Bureau of Land Management.
Most employees don’t want to move with USDA research agencies
Department of Agriculture leadership plans to move two research agencies from Washington, D.C., to Kansas City, but most of their employees will not go with them.
By Jessie Bur
Feds: Moving land agency will save money, improve decisions
The headquarters of the U.S. government's largest land agency will move from the nation's capital to western Colorado.
USDA agencies may have a new home, despite growing opposition
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to move over 500 employees outside of Washington, D.C., amid outcry from experts and lawmakers.
By Jessie Bur
Senate Democrats move to stop USDA relocation efforts
Some members of congress have vowed to fight the U.S. Department of Agriculture's plan to move two offices outside Washington, D.C.
By Jessie Bur
USDA announces top 3 contenders for relocation initiative
The agency plans to move two departments out of Washington, D.C., despite vocal opposition.
By Jessie Bur
Will your job stay in DC under USDA relocation plans?
Some employees of the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture may be able to stay in Washington, D.C., under a proposed relocation plan.
By Jessie Bur
House Democrats introduce bill to prevent USDA relocation
The proposed move of U.S. Department of Agriculture offices would result in the relocation of approximately 700 employees.
By Jessie Bur