Agriculture Department

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More guardrails needed for any potential agency relocations, federal advocates say

A rulemaking petition calls on OPM to establish a clear, standardized process anytime federal officials may be considering agency relocations.

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USDA putting $100M to work to modernize key benefits program

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OMB focused on automation, federal employee satisfaction as keys to better public-facing services

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USDA relocation

After USDA Antideficiency Act violation, lawmakers push bill for more relocation oversight

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650,000 federal paychecks at risk, as IT, workforce challenges threaten National Finance Center

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After walking down a gravel road to do recon on a fire cresting into the trees, a wildland firefighter grimaces as he walks back to his crew on Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, at the Bedrock Fire north of Lenore, Idaho. Lenore is about 30 miles east of Lewiston, Idaho. (Pete Caster/Lewiston Tribune via AP)

White House asks Congress to keep firefighters from falling off the pay cliff

The Biden administration is trying to address some more immediate spending needs through a supplemental request that will come up before Congress can pass…

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USDA leaning harder into software-as-a-service to satisfy mission needs

Gary Washington, the chief information officer at the Agriculture Department, said within its multi-cloud environment, they are constantly looking to maximize…

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July, the time for weenies and pretzels and beer, and for USDA, feeding the hungry

The annual Feds Feed Families campaign has raised nearly 100 million pounds of food since 2009. The 2023 campaign, just a few weeks in, has the goal of gathering more than eight million pounds of food this year.

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