As the former Administrator of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (2008 – 2014) who presided over of a large restructuring and reorganization of a statistical agency, I would like to make several comments relevant to Secretary Purdue’s plans to relocate the Economic Research Service and… read more →
The Honorable Richard Shelby United States Senate Chair, Committee on Appropriations Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Patrick Leahy United States Senate Ranking Member, Committee on Appropriations Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable John Hoeven United States Senate Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,… read more →
Last week, the USDA announced Kansas City as the new site for the Economic Research Service (ERS) in its plan to relocate the agency, one of the United States’ thirteen principal statistical agencies, outside of the D.C. area. The USDA also announced that the department… read more →
March 25, 2019 The Honorable Sanford Bishop Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable John Hoeven Chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,… read more →
Recently, the U.S.Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed to move the Economic Research Service (ERS) out of the DC geographic area and place it organizationally under the Office of the Chief Economist. As one of the principal federal statistical agencies, ERS provides Congress, state and local… read more →
