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For USDA employees, unknowns of reopening phase three pose unnecessary risk

As the Agriculture Department approaches phase three of its reopening plan, Food and Nutrition Service employees are concerned there are simply too many unknowns, inconveniences and worries about returning to a full office, which they say pale in comparison to the benefits of working productively and safely from home.

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For USDA employees, unknowns of reopening phase three pose unnecessary risk

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