USDA relocation

USDA relocation

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…

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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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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

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Air Force is rolling out a new criminal justice IT system. It comes two years after the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs,…

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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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