The U.S. Forest Service faced criticism from current and former employees who say federal workforce reductions under the ...

The U.S. Forest Service faces criticism from employees about understaffed fire teams due to workforce reductions. Despite ...

The administration is asking employees “to help the agency with no guarantee of protection in the future," one staffer says.

The House and Senate are taking far different approaches to next year's appropriations, but neither chamber has fully ...

Farmers across the country rely on their local USDA offices for a range of services, including conservation programs and crop insurance support, but concerns are growing that these services could ...

Republican House appropriators said the proposed 2026 spending levels reflect efforts to “rightsize” many agencies outside of ...

An agency-by-agency look at how President Donald Trump and his advisors plan to dramatically shrink the federal government.

Civil servants told POLITICO they’re anxious and exhausted, but holding out hope their lawyers can still save their jobs.

Six months into her tenure, Brooke Rollins has reduced USDA staff, sidelined science, shifted agency culture, and expanded DOGE’s influence.

July 8, 2025 – Last week, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will ...

A U.S. district judge in San Francisco had temporarily blocked large-scale federal layoffs known as "reductions in force." ...

Tom Vilsack said during an appearance on Iowa Press that Iowa leaders need to look towards “and” conversations to solve the ...