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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.
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.
Department of Agriculture employees get huge boost from federal board after Trump's mass firings
Following a legal challenge, the Merit Systems Protection Board denied the Trump administration's attempts to fire 6000 USDA employees and reinstated them.
Thousands of fired USDA employees to be temporarily reinstated following MSPB decision
The Office of Special Counsel applauded MSPB’s stay decision at USDA and urged all agencies to follow suit on reinstating fired probationary employees.
US board reinstates thousands of USDA employees fired by Trump administration
A U.S. board that reviews the firings of federal employees on Wednesday ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to temporarily reinstate thousands of workers who lost their jobs as part of President Donald Trump's layoffs of the federal workforce.
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.
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
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USDA Scraps Food Safety Committees Amid Oversight Concerns
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has eliminated two key advisory committees on food safety. This decision has raised ...
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, ...
Agriculture secretary says USDA will pump $1 billion into tamping down bird flu, egg prices
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins vows to 'make eggs affordable again' by pumping $1 billion into fighting bird flu, which has cut ...
Farmers Sue Agriculture Department Over 'Purge' of Climate Information
Farmers dealing with extreme weather and other climate impacts say the Agriculture Department has removed important data and ...
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USDA Unveils March Interest Rates
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for March 2025, which are effective March 3, 2025.
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 ...
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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 ...
Idaho Agriculture Department seeks residents' permission for Japanese beetle treatments
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) is requesting permission from property owners in select Caldwell and ...