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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 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.
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.
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.
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 the federal government,
Federal board orders USDA to temporarily reinstate dismissed probationary workers
The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) has ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to temporarily reinstate all probationary employees fired by the Trump administration. The
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 temporary reinstatement of thousands of USDA probationers
The stay applies to all fired Agriculture probationers who were told their employment wasn’t in “the public interest” based on performance.
USDA ordered to reinstate thousands of probationary workers fired en masse
A civil service protection board said the mass firings of probationary workers at the agency appeared to violate federal law.
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Nearly 6,000 USDA workers fired by Trump ordered back to work for now
The U.S. Department of Agriculture must temporarily reinstate nearly 6,000 probationary employees fired since Feb. 13, ...
Trump administration lays off USDA scientists at Fresno County grape-breeding program
Far-reaching federal budget cuts have put a longstanding California grape breeding program in jeopardy after key members of ...
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USDA restores HBCU agriculture scholarship for 19 universities
A decades-old federal scholarship program available to students at 19 historically black colleges and universities has been ...
'The rules … are not technicalities': Trump has fired nearly 6,000 USDA workers in violation of federal civil service laws, watchdog says — as he, too, fights to keep job
Hampton Dellinger, a booted-then-reinstated Biden ethics enforcer who is fighting to keep his job in federal court, has ...
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Decoding USDA’s agriculture acronyms: What they mean and why they matter
Understanding USDA acronyms can be overwhelming, but knowing what they stand for and how they impact agriculture is crucial ...