DOGE USDA Office Cuts Not as Steep

OMAHA (DTN) -- USDA agencies will close fewer than half the number of offices originally listed by the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as cost-saving measures, with at least 61 USDA offices removed from the DOGE website nearly three months after their original listing.

DTN reviewed the listings of nearly 500 federal agency offices on the DOGE website after U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., announced earlier this week that USDA had reversed plans to close nine offices across his state.

The entire DOGE effort could now be thrown into the proverbial trash dumpster with the elevated acrimony between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

In March, DOGE had listed at least 110 USDA offices across nine agencies for lease cancellations, amounting to an estimated $59.3 million in contract savings.

Now, the DOGE website lists 49 USDA offices slated for closure with listed total savings of just under $19.5 million. Still, the revised DOGE list also appears to be inaccurate or out-of-date.

Across the entire federal government, DOGE has culled back its list of canceled leases from 793 in mid-March down to 485 possible office closures now.

FSA OFFICES TRIMMED

DOGE had listed 22 Farm Service Agency (FSA) county offices nationally that would close. That number is now down to six offices -- four in Puerto Rico, an office in Greenville, North Carolina, which remains open, and another office in Madera, California. The Madera office was also among the nine offices Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins informed Schiff would remain open.

In her letter to Schiff, Rollins explained the General Services Administration (GSA) is responsible for many federal office leases, and USDA was aware of termination notices sent by GSA to field offices.

Rollins said her team had confirmed GSA had rescinded offices terminations for some of the California offices and would work to continue to rescind others. That also includes the Forest Service office in Mount Shasta, California, which also remains on the DOGE website as a terminated lease.

USDA: NO FPAC COUNTY CLOSURES

DTN reached out to USDA about which office closures had been rescinded nationwide.

A USDA spokesperson said in an email USDA has no plans to close Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC) county offices. FPAC includes both the FSA as well as the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

"Secretary Rollins has made it clear that she has no plans to close FPAC county offices as they are front line USDA offices that serve farmers across the country," the spokesperson stated. "We understand GSA has undertaken a process to review and consolidate current leases across the country. We have identified certain offices, including the several offices in California, Arizona, and others across the country as critical offices and have asked GSA to rescind the office closure notifications."

The DOGE website still lists 17 NRCS offices slated for closure, down from 36 offices listed by DOGE in mid-March. The remaining NRCS list includes two California offices that also were included in Rollins' letter to Schiff that would remain open.

The USDA spokesperson added, "Additionally, on other office leases that GSA has slated to end, we are working with GSA to identify where there are multiple leases/facilities available in the nearby area to consolidate the offices. In some cases, USDA has multiple leases in an area, and they can be consolidated to operate in an area more efficiently. All business services are continuing to be conducted."

OTHER USDA AGENCIES AFFECTED

Beyond FPAC offices, the DOGE website scaled back canceled leases at the U.S. Forest Service from 12 offices down to two.

DOGE still lists 10 office closures at the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), including the largest single USDA lease cancelation, $5.6 million, for the APHIS office in Boise, Idaho.

USDA OFFICE LISTINGS FOR CLOSURE BY AGENCY ON DOGE WEBSITE

These offices are listed for closure and the dollar figure shows projected total savings from canceling the contract, according to DOGE. This list was compiled by DTN on June 5.

FSA County Offices, $1,048,788 in savings

-- Madera, California, $96,080

-- Greenville, North Carolina, no dollar figure listed

-- Lares, Puerto Rico, $305,471

-- Ponce, Puerto Rico, $472,670

-- Utuado, Puerto Rico, $58,423

-- Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, $116,144

Natural Resources Conservation Service, $6,759,458

-- Wasilla, Alaska, $565,024

-- Conway, Arkansas, $258,540

-- Woodland, California, $146,276

-- Yreka, California, $129,242

-- Griffin, Georgia, $2,532

-- Greenwood, Mississippi, $287,449

-- Pearl, Mississippi, $5,231

-- Gallup, New Mexico, $416,316

-- Raton, New Mexico, $2,648

-- Greensboro, North Carolina, $2.44 million

-- Fargo, North Dakota, $896,416

-- Portland, Oregon, $135,710

-- Arecibo, Puerto Rico, $457,044

-- San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, $56,760

-- Gallatin, Tennessee, $486,499

-- Puyallup, Washington, $307,038

-- Renton, Washington, $166,753

Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), $685,265

-- Little Rock, Arkansas, no dollar figure listed

-- Idaho Falls, Idaho, $225,272

-- Everett, Massachusetts, $387,151

-- Detroit, Michigan, $72,842

-- Portland Oregon, "agency indicated they could release this space if replacement space was procured"

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), $6,445,641

-- Wallingford, Connecticut, $16,780

-- Haines City, Florida, $78,553

-- Boise, Idaho, $5.6 million

-- Uxbridge, Massachusetts, $420,911

-- Sutton, Massachusetts, $68,672

-- South St. Paul, Minnesota, $35,644

-- Gladstone, Missouri, $64,330

-- North Platte, Nebraska, $10,227

-- Uvalde, Texas, $58,615

-- Richmond, Virginia, $91,909

Rural Housing Service, $1,777,140

-- Ocala, Florida, $250,907

-- Topeka, Kansas, $153,470

-- Mount Laurel, New Jersey, $387,365

-- Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, $88,993

-- Stevens Point, Wisconsin, $896,408

Food and Nutrition Service

-- Robbinsville, New Jersey, $1.75 million

US Forest Service, $52,997

-- Mount Shasta, California, $52,997

-- Washington, D.C., no dollar figure listed

Risk Management Agency (RMA)

-- Topeka, Kansas, $974,547

Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)

-- Brea, California, no dollar figure listed

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