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BumRushDaShow

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Sat May 3, 2025, 12:35 PM May 3

After paying people to leave, one federal agency is scrambling to fill positions [View all]

Source: NPR

May 3, 2025 6:00 AM ET


As the Trump administration marches forward with its plan to dramatically slash the federal workforce, agencies are bidding farewell to employees who have agreed to resign now in exchange for pay and benefits through September. But at least one agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), is already scrambling to fill some of those newly vacant roles, according to internal communications seen by NPR.

On Thursday, a day after the departure of hundreds of employees who accepted the deferred resignation offer, remaining APHIS employees received an email from human resources announcing "lateral transfer opportunities." Qualified employees are invited to apply by Tuesday for 73 open positions "that are especially critical to fill as soon as possible," the email said.

The agency is looking for scientists, budget analysts, technicians, inspectors, and a veterinarian to carry out its mission to protect the health, welfare, and value of America's plants, animals, and natural resources. The immediate posting of these jobs has infuriated employees who took the deferred resignation offer out of fear that their positions would be eliminated.

"We are now all at home, being paid to stay home while they announce, less than 24 hours later, our jobs," said one APHIS employee who accepted deferred resignation and now sees their position on the list of openings. "What logic metric is being used to justify this?" The employee, whose role involved ensuring that agricultural commodities entering the U.S. are both legal and safe, agreed to speak with NPR on condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisal for speaking to the media.

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2025/05/03/nx-s1-5384961/usda-deferred-resignation-federal-workers-aphis



These DOGE people are a bunch of psychotic freaks.

APHIS is there at the seaports, airports, and border crossings (along with FDA) inspecting imported food products for insect infestations, etc, among many other duties.
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Taxpayers pay for people to leave, and then pay them to come back. Irish_Dem May 3 #1
I assume the goal is to replace those people who took the offer with newly hired AZJonnie May 3 #11
New hires are expensive to train, there is a big learning curve. Irish_Dem May 3 #12
I was not meaning to imply it's meant to serve ANYONE's interest other than that of the Regime AZJonnie May 3 #18
I understand what you were saying and agreeing with you. Irish_Dem May 3 #19
In the end, costs will be higher because of their incompetence surfered May 3 #2
Exactly Rebl2 May 3 #3
Trump and Musk should pay for this!! riversedge May 3 #5
Makes my head spin MO_Dem May 3 #4
Who in their right mind would join FEDGOV now? COL Mustard May 3 #23
How many times has this happened now? sakabatou May 3 #6
tRump & eLoon will still claim $Billions saved to justify tax cuts for the wealthy groundloop May 3 #7
On the hook for two salaries In filling jobs that are open due to voluntary resignations, the government will effective riversedge May 3 #8
All in the name of "saving money." What idiots. Of course, another goal its to install loyalists in these positions. The Martin68 May 3 #9
This certainly seems like it could be a lawsuit. intheflow May 3 #10
I don't even know why there's an E in DOGE. Beartracks May 3 #13
Those folks and many others... Javaman May 3 #14
and they may decide to cut jobs again at some point. nt wiggs May 3 #15
Other countries aren't as stupid as the U.S. not fooled May 3 #16
That always happens after a purge of experienced people who cost mrre Warpy May 3 #17
K&R ReRe May 3 #20
The Bureaucracy Paradox Metaphorical May 3 #21
"However, the Federal government has always been run lean" BumRushDaShow May 3 #22
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