The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) announced Friday they are immediately doing away with what they called useless and redundant reports. The USDA says the Household Food Security Reports (HFSR) do not serve any real purpose except to be utilized as a political tool. In 1995 during the Clinton Administration had the USDA start compiling data about families facing difficulty providing food for their household, hence, food security. The USDA hints the premise was 'noble,' but over the years they became redundant and a political tool. USDA says they will continue to prioritize what they called statutory requirements when required, and rely on what they said was a large amount of far more accurate data than the politically-biased food security reports.