Other Ag News: USDA Streamlines Civil Rights Enforcement into One Accountable Office

(Washington, D.C., June 17, 2026) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the consolidation of fourteen separate civil rights offices into one office under the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, establishing a single intake, a single standard, and one accountable office for every American who brings a civil rights claim to USDA.