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USDA employees fired en masse by Trump administration reinstated, workers’ board says
A workers’ board is reinstating – at least temporarily – almost 6,000 fired probationary workers from the Department of Agriculture, according to a newly issued order obtained by CNN.
Trump administration ordered to reinstate thousands of fired USDA workers
The decision is a blow to the Trump administration’s effort to drastically and quickly shrink the federal bureaucracy.
USDA ordered to rehire thousands of fired employees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has to rehire over 5,000 employees who were abruptly laid off as part of President Donald Trump’s attempts to unilaterally cut down the size of
USDA ordered to temporarily reinstate thousands of fired employees
The firings of over 5,000 probationary employees at the U.S. Department of Agriculture may have been unlawful, and the workers should be reinstated for at least the next 45 days, a federal civil service board ruled Wednesday.
MSPB orders temporary reinstatement of nearly 6,000 probationary workers at USDA
These Agriculture Department employees must be allowed back to their jobs for 45 days, as the Office of Special Counsel continues to investigate the Trump administration’s purge of recently hired, promoted or transferred federal employees.
Federal board orders USDA to reinstate 'numerous' fired probationary employees
A federal personnel board on Wednesday ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reinstate a fired worker, as well as "numerous" other probationary employees who were fired Feb. 13 and later. The Merit Systems Protection Board issued the ruling at the request of the Office of Special Counsel,
DOGE suffers biggest loss yet as thousands of probationary USDA employees ordered back to work
DOGE suffers biggest loss yet as thousands of probationary USDA employees ordered back to work - 5,600 probationary workers at Department of Agriculture will remain on the job for at least another 45
Experts Warn of Public Health Risks as the Trump Administration Eliminates 2 Critical Food Safety Committees
The Trump administration shut down two critical food safety committees, cutting off expert advice to the USDA, FDA, and CDC.
USDA eliminates two food safety advisory committees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has eliminated two committees that advise it on food safety, the agency said on Friday, ...
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USDA Cuts Key Food Safety Committees Amid Oversight Concerns
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has disbanded two key advisory committees focusing on food safety, raising concerns about ...
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Agriculture secretary says USDA will pump $1 billion into tamping down bird flu, egg prices
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Wednesday ... Rollins' announcement came after the Trump administration cut thousands of USDA jobs last week, leaving questions about the ...
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USDA to measure fruit, cranberry, berry production
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct its end of season surveys for the 2024 non-citrus tree fruit, cranberry and berry production. The ...
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Pennsylvania Unveils $10M Boost for Small Farms and Food Businesses, Empowering Regional Agriculture
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with the USDA Northeast Regional Food Business Center and the ...
USDA reinstates 1890 scholarship that helps Mississippi HBCU students study farming, food
The USDA reopened applications for the 1890 Scholars Program. It aims to train new Black farmers, food workers and helps HBCU ...
Farmers face ongoing tariff turmoil
Ag committee lawmakers and farmers are closely watching how Donald Trump’s next tariff moves could impact their markets and ...