Podcasts Government Federal Drive with Tom Temin After the relocation gutted its workforces, USDA research agencies struggle to rebuild

After the relocation gutted its workforces, USDA research agencies struggle to rebuild

Published: Feb. 11, 2021, 3:42 p.m.

b"It's been over a year since the Agriculture Department tried to move some 550 employees at two of its major research bureaus from Washington to Kansas City. Few employees made the move. And two U-S-D-A research bureaus are still struggling to rebuild their workforces. New data from USDA shows the agencies have hired some new people over the last year. But the research bureaus are still missing about one-third of the workforce. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined the Federal Drive to explain the details. \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"