USDA relocation

After high staff attrition, USDA seeks to rebuild with ‘robust’ hiring

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack hopes to combat low morale with “robust” recruitment at relocated research facilities.

Hiring/Retention

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Washington, D.C. skyline with highways and monuments.

After pandemic telework, are agency relocations dead?

Federal Report

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Young woman with laptop standing on field in sunset and looking at tractor baling

USDA will loosen its telework policy, consider new remote work options

Workforce

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Data Dive

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

Workforce

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Feds, you were quite popular over the last four years

Federal Report

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

Workforce

How not to move an agency

Tom Temin Commentary

After 30 years, the CFO Act could use an upgrade

Federal Newscast

USDA relocation takes another key step with lease signing for permanent office space

Leasing/Property Management

Move agency headquarters out of DC? Only if you want them to fail

Commentary

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2017, file photo, a memorial for the victims of the shooting at Sutherland Springs First Baptist Church, including 26 white chairs each painted with a cross and and rose, is displayed in the church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. Republican leaders in gun-friendly Texas are stamping down the prospects of 'red flag' laws that would let enforcement seize some firearms from people who are deemed dangerous to themselves or others. Gun control advocates hoped for an opening after mass shootings at the church and high school within 6 months of each other. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Air Force updates criminal justice platform after mass shooting highlighted flaws

Federal Newscast

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

The Agriculture Department said short-term contractors, employees on detail from other agencies and reemployed annuitants are all part of its strategy…

Workforce

How to blow an agency reorg

A quiet update for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation shows how reorgs can work without flamethrowing.

Tom Temin Commentary

Senator concerned USDA move is starting to affect research operations

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) says the USDA relocation is delaying implementation of the Farm Bill.