The Agriculture Department announces millions of cuts, including $ 230,000 for “Brazilian Forest and Gender Advisor”
Brooke Rollins’ agriculture secretary announced on Friday that the department had terminated almost 80 contracts, including the Brazilian forest and gender advisor and gender assessment advisor in Central America.
Rollins said that 78 contracts active in accordance with the biden administration was more than $ 132 million, and more than 1,000 contracts were still inspected due to a potential break.
The findings come after a review from Elon Musk-Pod The Government Efficiency Department, which Rollins said would help the agriculture department stop a wasteful consumption.
“I welcome Doge’s efforts to USA because we know that his work makes us better, stronger, faster and more efficient. I will expect full approach and transparency of reaching in the days and weeks to come,” Rollins said.
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Brooke Rollins’ agriculture secretary is talking to members of the press outside the White House in Washington, DC, February 14, 2025. (Getty Images)
$ 132 million in to break contracts Includes $ 374,000 for experts in diversity, equality and inclusion, $ 254,000 for dialogue workshops, $ 298,000 for international development for historically under -represented community, $ 229,000 for Brazilian forests and gender advisers, $ 121,000 to initiate women and 29 9 $ 29 000 USD Council for Gender Assessment in Central America.
Rollins previously issued a memorandum to officially abolish all diversity, capital, including programs and accessibility to focus on unity, equality and meritocracy.
Now the Department of Agriculture has canceled 948 employee training, 758 of which focused solely on Dei. Other canceled trainings included topics, including environmental justice and gender ideology.
Brooke Rollins talks to media members outside the White House in Washington, DC, on Friday, February 14, 2025. (Getty Images)
The second terminated contract was “African and Central East and Latin America and the Caribbean Region for Training, Education and Access to Professional and Economic Conditions for Women and Increasing their participation in Climate Change Adjustments” in the amount of $ 91,000.
There was also a van for an electric vehicle for a neighborhood for $ 33,000 and renting a conference room in Hawaii for agriculture meetings of 100 people on biological diversity for $ 11,000.
The Agriculture Department also reduced $ 277 million for media contracts, including subscriptions to Politico Pro, news and an information service that offers resources such as legislation. Politico said the vast majority of the subscribers to Politico Pro were in the private sector.
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The sign of the Ministry of Agriculture is seen at the entrance to the USDA in Washington DC, December 18, 2022. (CELAL GUNES / Anadolu Agency)
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Federal agencies and legislators, including Republicans in Congress are subscribed to Politico Pro but White house He recently announced that the administration would eliminate subscriptions to some newspaper organization as part of a plan for reducing state spending.
The Agriculture Department, Rollins said, also wants to optimize its workforce by removing positions that are no longer needed, demanding their workers to return to the office and move employees to the center of the nation.
