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

Although USDA met its obligations to notify Congress about a transfer of funds to support NIFA’s relocation, the department did not meet the same requirements…

House Democrats renewed calls to institute tighter regulation of agency relocations in light of the watchdog agency's findings.

House Democrats renewed calls to institute tighter regulation of agency relocations in light of the watchdog agency's findings.

The legislation comes after a watchdog agency concluded hastily conducted relocations during the Trump administration caused staff exoduses and harmed a...

Government Executive email Democrats Introduce Slew of Bills to Strengthen Protections for Federal Workforce Lawmakers are pushing to bolster diversity efforts at national security agencies, require greater transparency ahead of agency relocation efforts, and reauthorize the Merit Systems Protection Board. Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a series of bills aimed at improving protections for federal employees and expanding opportunities for those who belong to minority...

Originally published on February 2, 2021 7:13 am During the Trump administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers published and funded objective analyses of issues such as climate change, the efficiency of food assistance programs, and tax cuts that mostly benefit the richest farmers. It wasnt received well. "There definitely was hostility in the Trump administration towards federal workers," says Tom Bewick, a national program leader at the National Institute of Food and Agricultu...

Bigstock The Trump administration moved two agriculture agencies to Kansas City, but it’s not working out as planned. President Joe Biden has been signing lots of executive orders to reverse Trump administration policies, but some parts of the Trump legacy won’t be so easy change. Food and farming research took a major hit over the Trump years, and unwinding that damage means restoring decimated agencies and mistreated employees. U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers got crossways with...

USDA Research Agencies ‘Decimated’ By Forced Move. Undoing The Damage Won’t Be Easy By Frank Morris  February 2, 2021 During the Trump administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers published and funded objective analyses of issues such as climate change, the efficiency of food assistance programs, and tax cuts that mostly benefit the richest farmers. It wasn’t received well. “There definitely was hostility in the Trump administration towards federal workers,” says Tom...