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USDA chief says agency is trying to fill key jobs after paying 15,000 to leave
08 May 2025 01:15 GMT
… Appropriations Committee on Tuesday.
USDA is among the agencies … less than 15% of USDA's workforce and … after employees of USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) had … resignation offer in April.
USDA did not immediately respond …
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Rollins, Vilsack, appropriators spar over USDA firings
07 May 2025 13:51 GMT
… [Agriculture] Secretary [Tom] Vilsack left USDA in complete disarray, including hiring … Farm Service Agency, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Forest Service.
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But Rollins responded that USDA told employees in certain positions …
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Over 15,000 USDA employees have quit through Trump's financial incentives
07 May 2025 13:03 GMT
… States Department of Agriculture (USDA) task force has left … reports that at the USDA, 3,877 staff signed … Friday morning briefing.
The USDA has said that Agriculture … staff departures from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will affect the …
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Rollins says USDA is hiring after 15,000 employees leave through DOGE programs
06 May 2025 23:32 GMT
… replacements for key roles across USDA after allowing more than 15 … [the Farm Service Agency, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service or] wildlife firefighters … we … staffing decisions and said that USDA loses 8,000 to 10 …
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Ag Secretary Rollins Tussles With Democrats on Cuts to USDA Funding, Jobs
06 May 2025 23:27 GMT
… Appropriations subcommittee.
Rollins said USDA has cut 15,000 workers … probationary (recently hired or promoted) USDA employees, but that action was … were. Some people at USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service accepted the deferred resignation …
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USDA Farm Service Agency offices to stay open, Rollins says
06 May 2025 23:09 GMT
… serve farmers, reported Reuters.
The USDA has lost more than 15 … FSA offices, but that the USDA is working to develop online … staff at the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which handles animal disease outbreaks like bird …
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Key USDA programs impacted as 15,000 staffers resign
06 May 2025 20:49 GMT
… Biden and Secretary Vilsack left USDA in complete disarray, including hiring … : Over 4,000 resignations
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and Marketing and Regulatory Programs … security concerns, according to Christensen.
USDA’s own website lists more …
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More than 15,000 Employees Leaving USDA as White House Proposes More Budget Cuts
05 May 2025 20:16 GMT
… proposed cuts come after USDA last week detailed to … cuts.
Seth Christensen, USDA’s communications director, confirmed … and Secretary Vilsack left USDA in complete disarray, … 1,377 employees from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
— 1,255 …
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Strong USDA needed to protect farmers
05 May 2025 17:46 GMT
… they are concerned about how USDA staffing cuts could impact … Dave Douches tells Brownfield the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is the industry’s … of people who work at USDA and APHIS that really … were among the 15,000 USDA employees who agreed to …
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More than 15,000 USDA employees take financial incentive to leave
05 May 2025 11:09 GMT
… US Department of Agriculture (USDA) employees have taken one … about 15% of the USDA's total workforce … said the readout.
A USDA spokesperson confirmed the total number … staff departures from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will affect the …