Economic Research Service

Top Biden administration officials promise to rebuild, set new tone with federal workforce

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…

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Data Dive

After the relocation gutted their workforces, USDA research agencies struggle to rebuild

Workforce

Shutdowns, relocations and mergers defined a whirlwind 2019 for the federal workforce

Workforce

Agencies facing reorganization, relocation suffer major drops on Best Places to Work rankings

Workforce

(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

FILE- In this Jan. 16, 2019, file photo doors at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building are locked and covered with blinds as a sign posted advises that the office will be closed during the partial government shutdown in Seattle. Disruptions from last month’s partial government shutdown caused a “shocking” deterioration in the IRS’ telephone help for taxpayers in the first week of the filing season, the agency’s watchdog said in a report released Tuesday, Feb. 12. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

What federal union members are saying about a potential government shutdown

Federal Newscast

FILE - In a Monday, April 5, 2004 file photo, riders wait to board an arriving train at the D.C. Metro Center, in Washington. Metro’s largest union has overwhelmingly authorized a potential transit system strike, just as thousands of tourists arrive in the nation’s capital for the July 17, 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Union leaders said they would wait on Monday’s expected response from Metro’s management after Sunday’s vote authorizing a strike. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson, File)

Feds: What’s so great about D.C. in the first place?

Tom Temin Commentary

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Plans to relocate some 550 USDA employees fall vastly short of initial expectations

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Senator concerned USDA move is starting to affect research operations

Federal Newscast

Norton, Wexton seek justification for BLM relocation move

Federal Newscast

USDA asking employees who had previously declined relocation to work longer in Washington

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Draining the swamp: Is there a plumber in the house?

Federal Report

USDA considers rehiring retirees to fill relocation-related workforce gaps

The two bureaus impacted by the Agriculture Department’s upcoming relocation to Kansas City are asking retirees to consider returning to their former agencies…

Workforce

House rep calls out Trump admin. after USDA buyout cut

In today’s Federal Newscast, news that the USDA will not be paying as much to employees who chose not to move to Kansas City next month has sparked Congressional…

Federal Newscast

Ahead of relocation, USDA employees up for buyouts worth $10K, not $25K

Workforce

Eligible employees at the Agriculture Department who plan to leave the agency rather than relocate to Kansas City by the end of the fiscal year will receive buyouts worth $10,000, rather than the maximum incentive payment of $25,000.