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Department of Agriculture (USDA)

A sign is displayed outside of an U.S. Department of Agriculture building on May 26, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)

USDA nominee for rural development eyes cyber, IT assists

Glen Smith told senators that threats against rural critical infrastructure scare “the bejeebus out of” him and he won’t hesitate to ask Congress for help on cyber…
Aerial shot of a data center for cryptocurrency mining, cloud services and AI computing in a large, temperature controlled warehouse in a remote location in Stutsman County, North Dakota. (Getty Images)

House bill targets rising rural utility costs from AI data centers

The bipartisan legislation calls for a study from the departments of Energy, Interior and Agriculture into the impact AI data centers are having on rural areas.
Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Md., conducts a news conference with freshmen women during the House Democrats 2025 Issues Conference at the Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Va., on March 13, 2025. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

House Democrats seek block on DOGE access to Agriculture Department data

The head of the Farm Service Agency said in a letter that “efficiency employees” have security clearance, but Rep. McClain Delaney has questions about what is being…
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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: U.S. Joe Biden welcomed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump to the White House ahead of his inauguration on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

CIOs of USDA, USAID named agency leaders until Trump picks enter office

USDA's Gary Washington and USAID's Jason Gray have been asked to fill vacant leadership roles at their agencies in an acting capacity.
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