USDA relocation

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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.

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After pandemic telework, are agency relocations dead?

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

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

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

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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…

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How to blow an agency reorg

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

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Senator concerned USDA move is starting to affect research operations

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.

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