National Institute of Food and Agriculture

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.

Workforce

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

Workforce

Those Agriculture Department agency relocations continue to throw off lessons learned

Workforce

USDA has recovered from attrition, but new research staff is less diverse, less experienced

Hiring/Retention

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USDA has added over 5,000 employees following staff attrition and low morale

Hiring/Retention

USDA’s new answer to cutting food waste by 50%: Jelly ice

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(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Top Biden administration officials promise to rebuild, set new tone with federal workforce

Workforce

Data Dive

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

Workforce

USDA provided walnuts and rolled oats await distribution at the Deerfield Valley Food Pantry in Wilmington, Vt. Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Jason R. Henske)

USDA sets 5-year research agenda

Workforce

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

Workforce

How not to move an agency

Tom Temin Commentary

Agencies facing reorganization, relocation suffer major drops on Best Places to Work rankings

Though the latest Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings show the resiliency of agencies in the face of a tumultuous 2019, they also point…

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FILE- In this Jan. 16, 2019, file photo doors at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building are locked and covered with blinds as a sign posted advises that the office will be closed during the partial government shutdown in Seattle. Disruptions from last month’s partial government shutdown caused a “shocking” deterioration in the IRS’ telephone help for taxpayers in the first week of the filing season, the agency’s watchdog said in a report released Tuesday, Feb. 12. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

What federal union members are saying about a potential government shutdown

In today’s Federal Newscast, four out of five members of the National Treasury Employees Union say they’re starting to worry about the impact of a potential…

Federal Newscast

Plans to relocate some 550 USDA employees fall vastly short of initial expectations

Workforce

The Agriculture Department said short-term contractors, employees on detail from other agencies and reemployed annuitants are all part of its strategy to fill workforce gaps at the two research bureaus impacted by the USDA relocation.