The United States Department of Agriculture oversees and implements federal government policy on food and agriculture. The department employs over 100,000. USDA gained cabinet status in 1889.
Employees raise concerns about USDA reorganization
November 17, 2009
A massive reorganization of a dozen offices at the Agriculture Department is facing resistance from rank-and-file employees and at least one senior-level appointee has left his job indefinitely, according to multiple sources within ...
Broadband stimulus program: Faster Internet, slower bureaucracy
November 16, 2009
NewWave Communications of Sikeston, Mo., is not a deep-pocketed technology giant that can afford to throw money around in Washington. The cable television operator serves 115,000 customers in rural portions of the Midwest and South ...
Agencies unveil broadband stimulus changes
November 11, 2009
Under pressure from Congress and telecomunications providers, the Agriculture and Commerce departments announced today that they are taking several steps to streamline the $7.2 billion broadband stimulus program, including combining ...
Training and Social Media Mind Meld - Wired Workplace
November 03, 2009
| Brittany Ballenstedt
My former beat partner, Alyssa Rosenberg, highlighted back in September a new effort by the Agriculture Department to incorporate social media tools into employee training. OhMyGov has an update on where the program - called AgLearn - stands.
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