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USDA offers staff buyouts, according to email, as Trump slashes workforce
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering employees financial incentives to leave the agency this month, according to a ...
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Around 12K take USDA buyout as mass firings loom
The exodus is expected to include over 3,000 takers at the Forest Service and around 1,200 at the Animal and Plant Health ...
Source: Workers key to bird flu response taking USDA buyouts, may strain agency's efforts
A source says USDA employees who worked on bird flu response have accepted incentives to leave the agency, which could strain ...
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USDA employees head for the doors as potential RIFs loom
Thousands of USDA employees are planning to leave the agency through a deferred resignation program that could challenge the ...
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‘Beyond sad and messy’: USDA conservation employees flock to buyouts
The Natural Resources Conservation Service could lose more than 1,400 employees in a new round of resignations, and vast ...
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USDA offers staff buyouts, according to email, as Trump slashes workforce
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering employees financial incentives to leave the agency this month, according to a Monday evening email sent to staff and shared with Reuters. In January ...