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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/federal-department-slashes-millions- contracts-including-230k-brazilian-forest-gender-consultant

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced on Friday that the
department has terminated nearly 80 contracts, including for a Brazilian
forest and gender consultant and a Central American gender assessment consultant.

Rollins said the 78 contracts active under the Biden administration
totaled more than $132 million, and more than 1,000 contracts are still
under review for potential termination.

The findings come after a review from the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency, which Rollins said will help the Agriculture
Department to stop wasteful spending.

"I welcome DOGE’s efforts at USDA because we know that its work makes us better, stronger, faster, and more efficient. I will expect full access
and transparency to DOGE in the days and weeks to come," Rollins said.

DOGE SAYS IT DUG UP $1.9 BILLION IN TAXPAYER MONEY 'MISPLACED' BY BIDEN
ADMIN

The $132 million in terminated contracts includes $374,000 for a
diversity, equity, and inclusion onboarding specialist, $254,000 for
diversity dialogue workshops, $298,000 for international development for historically underrepresented communities, $229,000 for a Brazilian forest
and gender consultant, $121,000 for a women and forest carbon initiative mentorship program and $29,000 for a Central American gender assessment consultant.

Rollins previously issued a memo to officially rescind all diversity,
equity, inclusion and accessibility programs to instead focus on unity, equality and meritocracy.

Now, the Agriculture Department has canceled 948 employee trainings, 758
of which focused solely on DEI. The other canceled trainings covered
topics including environmental justice and gender ideology.

Another terminated contract was an "African and Middle Eastern and Latin America and Caribbean Regions for training, education, and access to professional and economic opportunities for women and increasing their participation in climate change adaptation activities" totaling $91,000.

There was also a neighborhood electric vehicle utility van for $33,000 and
a Hawaii conference room rental for a 100-person Agriculture Department
meeting on biodiversity for $11,000.

The Agriculture Department also cut $277 million for media contracts,
including subscriptions to POLITICO Pro, a news and information service
that offers resources such as tracking legislation. POLITICO said the overwhelming majority of subscribers to POLITICO Pro were in the private sector.

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Federal agencies and lawmakers, including Republicans in Congress, have
been subscribed to POLITICO Pro, but the White House recently announced
that the administration would be eliminating subscriptions to some news organizations as part of a plan to reduce government spending.

The Agriculture Department, Rollins said, is also seeking to optimize its workforce by eliminating positions that are no longer necessary, requiring
its workers to return to the office and relocating employees into the
nation’s heartland.


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