Agriculture Department Moves to Rehire Some Bird Flu Response Workers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to reverse the firing of some employees who were involved in responding to the ...
Brooke Rollins, 52, is second woman to be confirmed as Secretary of Agriculture
Rollins is just the second woman to head the agency. Ann Veneman of California was sworn in as the 27th Secretary of ...
USDA initiates 'compliance review' of UMaine over Trump's executive order
The inquiry is being conducted because of what the USDA describes as the state's "blatant disregard" of a recent executive ...
USDA launches review at University of Maine over transgender sports policy after Trump-Gov. Mills blowup
Federal agencies launched reviews into the University of Maine's Title IX policies after a tense exchange between President Trump and the state's governor.
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Senate confirms Brooke Rollins, longtime Trump ally, as agriculture secretary
Brooke Rollins, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, was confirmed on Thursday by the Senate as the agriculture secretary. Rollins, 52, was confirmed by a vote of 72-28. As head of the United ...
Agriculture Department tries to rehire fired workers tied to bird flu response
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Agriculture Department is scrambling to rehire several workers who were involved in the government’s ...
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 ...
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Frustration and shock accompany firings of Yakima Valley's federal workers
Mass federal layoffs have hit hop research, services for veterans, wildland firefighting and forestry programs in the Yakima ...
USDA says it will release $20 million of frozen farmer funds
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will release approximately $20 million in funding for previously approved contracts that ...