Perspective: Trump’s agency relocations hurt staff experience, diversity, watchdog says
by the Government Accountability Office details lasting problems with the troubled relocation of the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture .
USDA officials told GAO auditors the relocation decision, which President Biden has not reversed, “was the sole decision of the Secretary.” Perdue, now chancellor of the University System of Georgia, and its media office did not respond to questions submitted by email.This was not the first GAO study to find weaknesses in the rigorous process Perdue professed. In April,
The new GAO audit found the two agencies “experienced substantial loss of staff,” including some in key positions, “as well as their institutional knowledge and critical expertise” after the relocation. In July 2020, each had about 150 permanent full-time employees, fewer than half the number in 2016. As of June 2022, both agencies had about 300 staffers.
While both agencies “partially followed” best workplace reorganization practices, GAO found “they generally did not follow leading practices for diversity management before and after the relocation.” Reflecting the Trump administration’s hostility toward diversity, equity and inclusion policies, “the agencies did not have formal diversity plans or strategies in place.”Productivity also took a heavy hit, albeit temporarily.
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