Agriculture Department

Cloud Exchange 2024: GSA’s Adam Grandt-Nesher, USDA’s Arianne Gallagher-Welcher on future of federal digital services

Modernization and technical transformation weave together cloud, data management and customer experience, say GSA and USDA digital services leaders.

Cloud Computing

Ten federal agencies receive ‘A+’ in annual scorecard measuring small business contracting goals

Contracting

First Look

GOP senators seek IG review to see if SBA office space remains underutilized

Workforce

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More guardrails needed for any potential agency relocations, federal advocates say

Workforce

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USDA putting $100M to work to modernize key benefits program

Management

A Deeper Look at the Agriculture Department

A Deeper Look with Joe Paiva

Wiki Commons/Dlz28

USDA on a mission to make its workforce more data savvy

All About Data

Seven federal agencies band together to form new ‘Climate Corps’

Federal Newscast

OMB focused on automation, federal employee satisfaction as keys to better public-facing services

Workforce

Cyber rotation program aims to boost skills, retention of federal employees

Cybersecurity

Senate takes big step to avoid government shutdown

Federal Newscast

After USDA Antideficiency Act violation, lawmakers push bill for more relocation oversight

Although USDA met its obligations to notify Congress about a transfer of funds to support NIFA’s relocation, the department did not meet the same requirements…

Workforce

650,000 federal paychecks at risk, as IT, workforce challenges threaten National Finance Center

To address some issues in the short-term, the Agriculture Department said NFC is on track to hire 80 new employees by January 2024.

Workforce

This agency could stop your paycheck cold

Tom Temin Commentary

The National Finance Center is technically deficient, suffers from poor internal and external communications, and provides sub-par customer experience, according to the findings of a new and widely reported study.