OASCR Reorganization

The U.S. Department of Agriculture 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.

OASCR Reorganizational Press Release (PDF, 79.8 KB)

Civil rights enforcement at USDA ran through multiple offices that applied different processing times to the same federal statute. Now there will be one accountable office.

Future Organizational Realignment (PDF, 148 KB)

OASCR is consolidating its organizational structure to streamline operations and improve mission delivery.

How Civil Rights Service Improves through Restructuring (PDF, 159 KB)

There is no reduction-in-force and all Civil Rights staff will retain positions within the agency.

Distinguishing between Myths and Facts (PDF, 166 KB)