USDA will have one voice – Trump’s – when it answers policy questions
From now on, a cadre of Trump transition officials will decide key Agriculture Department actions, from budget and regulations to press releases and statements of policy, says a memo that routes major issues through the headquarters. The man temporarily in charge of USDA, career civil servant Michael Young, said the memo is similar to one issued in the first days of the Obama administration and is intended to assure a consistent message from a far-flung department.