Agriculture Department

First Look

GOP senators seek IG review to see if SBA office space remains underutilized

Republicans on the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee are calling for a watchdog review of SBA’s office space use.

Workforce

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

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

Management

A Deeper Look at the Agriculture Department

A Deeper Look with Joe Paiva

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USDA on a mission to make its workforce more data savvy

All About Data

Seven federal agencies band together to form new ‘Climate Corps’

Federal Newscast

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

Workforce

Cyber rotation program aims to boost skills, retention of federal employees

Cybersecurity

Senate takes big step to avoid government shutdown

Federal Newscast

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

Workforce

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

Workforce

This agency could stop your paycheck cold

The National Finance Center is technically deficient, suffers from poor internal and external communications, and provides sub-par customer experience,…

Tom Temin Commentary

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…

Budget

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

Ask the CIO

Gary Washington, the chief information officer at the Agriculture Department, said within its multi-cloud environment, they are constantly looking to maximize its value, improve customer experience and continue to be flexible with business needs.