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USDA scientists get a reprieve from lab closures, but a December deadline looms

Presiding over AFGE v. USDA; USDA has asked him to lift the stay

won a court-ordered pause this week It also bars moving employees outside their local commuting area and enforcing relocation letters across eight department components, including the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Maryland. In early November, USDA asked the judge to lift that pause, saying it "significantly hinders" operations across the department.

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The temporal scope of this relief could end up being quite short.

from USDA scientists get a reprieve from lab closures, but a December deadline looms · Updated 5 days ago

If the agency wishes to move forward with its plans to close offices and relocate employees, it will soon have the opportunity to convince Congress of the merits of those plans.

from USDA scientists get a reprieve from lab closures, but a December deadline looms · Updated 5 days ago