Agriculture Department
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A year ago today, the Office of Management and Budget told agencies to implement "maximum telework" policies as the pandemic kicked into full gear. Today, agencies are asking what's next.
March 15, 2021 -
The Agriculture Department's new telework policy will fall more closely in line with the program Secretary Tom Vilsack established when he first led USDA in 2014. The department is also considering a broader array of new remote work policies and flexible duty stations, which USDA said is one of its "highest management priorities."
March 08, 2021 -
Biden administration officials say they're striking a new tone with federal employees, and the Office of Personnel Management is ready to reemerge as a luminary in workforce policy, a top leader at the agency said Monday.
March 01, 2021 -
The Senate has voted to confirm Tom Vilsack as President Joe Biden's agriculture secretary
February 23, 2021 -
Several agencies have revised and issued new COVID-19 safety plans in recent weeks, reinforcing telework strategies and offering more specific guidance on mask wearing.
February 22, 2021 -
The Chief Data Officers Council, barely a year after holding its first meeting, is picking up steam.
February 18, 2021 -
Though they've both hired new people in the year since the Agriculture Department's Kansas City relocation, two of USDA's major research bureaus are operating today with nearly 30% fewer employees, data shows.
February 08, 2021 -
The Trump administration left open more non-competitive positions near the end of its four years in office compared to the two previous terms. Some of those vacancies persisted, with the tenure of acting leadership outlasting that of permanent appointees at several key positions.
January 27, 2021 -
USDA Chief Information Officer Gary Washington said modernizing IT means better customer experience for employees and stakeholders in the field.
January 19, 2021 -
NASA and the Agriculture Department have inked an agreement to deepen cooperative efforts in research on agricultural production, conservation and food security.
January 12, 2021 -
Interviews with technology executives from VA, NGA and DISA were the three most popular Ask the CIO interviews of 2020 proving the trend that automation, cyber and strategy continue to attract readers.
December 23, 2020 -
President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council
December 10, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Firings at the Defense Business Board make room for Trump loyalists. The Air Force tries out life coaches. Feds might get to carry over more unused vacation time.
December 07, 2020 -
The Agriculture Department spent the past two years making some major investments in its data infrastructure have paid off during the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 04, 2020 -
The Agriculture Department received three loans from the TMF for website, cloud and application initiatives.
November 09, 2020