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Most USDA ERS employees say they won’t move to KC
A survey by the American Federal Government Employees says nearly 70 percent of the USDA’s Economic Research Service say they will leave the agency instead of moving to Kansas City.
The transition from Washington D.C. to Kansas City would move more than 550 jobs. The ERS along with employees of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture will have until July 15th to decide if they will move to the Kansas City area.
Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says he wants the first employees from the ERS and NIFA in Kansas City in September.
The USDA estimates the move will save the agency nearly 300-million dollars over the course of 15 years.
The Agricultural and Applied Economics Association say the move to Kansas City would COST taxpayers between 80-million and 180-million dollars.
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