NEW: Internal spending reviews at USDA and OMB slowed the federal government's response to the New World screwworm, a flesh-eating pest that threatens the U.S. cattle industry.
“That sense of urgency wasn’t there,” said a former USDA official.
For @politico.com
"Devastating" staffing cuts and spending reviews at USDA constrained the government’s response to the spread of a flesh-eating pest that threatens livestock.
