Contact Jordan LaPier Director (202) 495-3320 jlapier@ourpublicservice.org ‘Draining The Swamp’ Of Federal Agricultural Researchers, Economists And More August 21, 2019 In September, the U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to relocate two of its departments–a combined total of more than 500 jobs–from the D.C. area to Kansas City. The move has sparked legal questions about whether the U.S.D.A. can cover the cost of the relocation without budgetary approval from Congress.