USDA tries to reverse mistaken firing of bird flu response workers
The government overhaul has raised concerns about public health and the future of the United States’ vast scientific research apparatus.
USDA rushing to rescind mistaken firings of key bird flu response personnel
Firings of USDA employees who coordinated bird flu response were accidental, NBC quotes an agency spokesperson as saying
Agriculture Department tries to rehire fired workers tied to bird flu response
The Agriculture Department is scrambling to rehire several workers it fired as part of President Donald Trump’s broad cuts because they were involved in the government’s response to the ongoing bird flu outbreak that has devastated egg and poultry
USDA Works to Rehire Bird Flu Officials It Fired, NBC News Reports
The United States Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday that it accidentally fired several agency employees working on the federal government's response to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak, over the weekend,
Fired USDA workers were 'boots on the ground' in bird flu battle
Federal agriculture workers laid off in "Valentine's Day Massacre" deny they were part of a bloated bureaucracy.
USDA Admits Firing People Working On Bird Flu Was A Mistake
The Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that it’s trying to hire back fired employees who’d been working on the government’s response to bird flu ― a growing outbreak that’s caused egg prices to soar,
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Company says it received conditional approval for bird flu vaccine from US Department of Agriculture
The US Department of Agriculture last week issued a conditional license for an avian flu vaccine for use in chickens, as an ...
US, Russia meet on Ukraine ceasefire negotiations. Ukraine shut out of talks. | The Excerpt
What might IRS staffing cuts mean for taxpayers? Plus, a judge refuses to block Elon Musk's records access. It's all on The Excerpt.
Turkey to export 15,000 tonnes of eggs to US amid bird flu disruptions
Turkey has begun exporting around 15,000 tonnes of eggs to the United States, where an ongoing outbreak of bird flu disrupted ...
New department leaders promise to correct USDA's mismanagement of SNAP funds
A recent government audit of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program showed that the Biden administration’s management ...
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Rare pest found in lettuce shipment at California border—a US first
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists discovered a rare insect in a lettuce shipment at the ...
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Brooke Rollins confirmed as the 33rd secretary of agriculture
Several meat and poultry trade groups expressed anticipation of working with Rollins at a critical time for the industry.
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Alaska, one of two states without a cabinet-level agriculture department, is planning to create one
Under an executive order from Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the new department will start July 1 unless voted down by legislators.