 why does the usda need body armor  the us department of agriculture has put in an acquisition request to buy body armor mdash specifically ldquo ballistic vests compliant with nij 010106 for level iiia ballistic resistance of body armor rdquo the solicitation stated the request was placed on may 7 just a few days before they asked for ldquo the commercial acquisition of submachine guns rdquo equipped for 30round magazines to read more about the apparent militarization of us government agencies online at  http mwashingtontimescom news 2014 may 16 agriculturedepartmentputsrequestbuybodyarmo  