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AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info · 26/08/2026

Flowers die and literacy lives on! If you can read this, please consider donating to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. We need to save the words to help save literacy! Thank you for your gracious commitment to humankind, Dolly. Words simply cannot express. #bootstobooks #imaginationlibrary

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AltAirForce @altairforce.altgov.info · 26/08/2026

Favorite Dolly Parton song? Post a YouTube link to it if you can. GO! You can post multiples because I’m not sure I can pick just one. But I’ll start with youtu.be/GFPlF6rXnik

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Dolly Parton - Jolene (Official Lyric Video)

YouTube video by Dolly Parton

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AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info · 26/08/2026

Nothing left to eat but the ____. Courtesy of TT/@kidrawofficial

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Krasnov 🍃 @greennomad61.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The irony is particularly cruel. Recalls everyday leaving ppl questioning what is safe to eat. But the USDA, HHS, Kennedy continue to push "real food" from their ivory towers completely oblivious to the public health issues...like hunger. Meanwhile 4 million ppl cut from SNAP, including children.

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Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Again entirely different. They can’t even get basic services from USDA bsky.app/profile/nyti...

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newsevoce @newsevoce.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

USDA - condições de soja e milho pioram nos EUA; milho vai a menos de 60% de boas/excelentes: O USDA (Departamento de Agricultura dos Estados Unidos) divulgou, nesta segunda-feira (24), o relatório semanal de acompanhamento das safras norte-americanas, trazendo uma nova deterioração nas… #USDA #soja

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USDA - condições de soja e milho pioram nos EUA; milho vai a menos de 60% de boas/excelentes

O USDA (Departamento de Agricultura dos Estados Unidos) divulgou, nesta segunda-feira (24), o relatório semanal de acompanhamento das safras norte-americanas, trazendo uma nova deterioração nas condiç

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Lum @brokentoys.social · 25/08/2026

100% ORGANIC • FREE RANGE • UNPROCESSED

SOYLENT GREEN

BROUGHT TO YOU BY SOYLENT CORPORATION

USDA ORGANIC

"Feeding The World, One Person At A Time."

A parody graphic design in bright green on a black background, featuring the recycling symbol containing a human figure silhouette alongside the USDA Organic seal and illustrations of green food wafers.

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paghetti.bsky.social @paghetti.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

@altusda.altgov.info @altfda.altgov.info if somebody already brought this up I missed it -- the US never suffered from mad cow because we closed our borders and had good inspections....

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Bicycle Comics @bicyclecomics.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Why do people stay at hard or thankless jobs when they have other options? A sense of mission, perhaps. Or sometimes a devotion to colleagues, a desire not to let them down by leaving. #ResignationBook @altusda.altgov.info

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AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info · 23/08/2026

This is something to watch for the mystery beef imports coming up. Wasn’t it about 300,000 metric tons we are to import from a country the regime won’t name? 👀

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AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info · 23/08/2026

Here is Will’s original video on YouTube if you want to see the normal speed version of the US mystery beef import versus wild horse sales video.

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AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info · 23/08/2026

Bottom line on the mystery beef import plan versus sale of wild horses is that we will need to see WHO is buying the horses from BLM and research from there if the animals are exported, to where, and for what purpose. Much data will likely be difficult to trace.

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AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info · 23/08/2026

Doesn’t Brooke Rollins own cattle ranches herself? I wonder how she feels about the beef imports. Flippant, surely.

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AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info · 23/08/2026

Insights into the correlation between the recent plan to import tons of unidentified US mystery beef versus the Bureau of Land Management’s 2026 sale of thousands of wild horses in this 7 minute video (x2 speed) courtesy of The Back 40 research and Will Westmoreland @westmoreland-pops.bsky.social

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AltSSA @altssa.altgov.info · 30/06/2026

Today, the Epstein survivors launched their website. They put a lot of time and effort into putting their stories together for the general public. They deserve our support. Please check it out if you have the mental capacity, and please share widely. ❤️

survivorsisters.org

Survivor Sisters

Survivor Sisters of Epstein & Maxwell

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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 30/06/2026

BIG THANKS to @repdexteror.bsky.social @neguse.house.gov & @nffe-fsc.bsky.social for action to protect wildland firefighters’ health. #AltCitizen ACTION: If in FIRE-PRONE RED STATE plz reach out to your House Rep to encourage bi-partisan support for this. ☎️: (202) 224-3121 Presser on YouTube:

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Dexter Remarks at Wildfire Action Now Press Conference

YouTube video by Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D.

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AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info · 16/08/2026

APHIS finds the first case of scrapie in 5 years came from an animal without an ear tag at a processing facility - making it harder to trace the originating farm. (Confirmed 7/31/26) Unless there’s proof it was ripped off through trauma, missing an ear tag is elementary and critical mistake. SMH.

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Windy Wyoming @windywyoming.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The federal Government owns an Insurance Company... USDA. Local municipalities own pools, halls, and recreation centers they gleen an income from. Why not grocery stores? www.cnn.com/2026/08/15/b...

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The obsession with ‘Mamdani marts’ isn’t about groceries | CNN Business

Whenever Mayor Zohran Mamdani offers new details about his plan to open five government-owned supermarkets in New York City, photos of Boris Yeltsin start circulating on social media.

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AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info · 16/08/2026

Look at who drafted the constitution. White men. It violates the white man constitution. Let’s hope other agencies don’t follow…

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Laura Kay @sallyatticum.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The recall was announced after officials determined the products entered the US without undergoing required import reinspection. The recalled products are marked with the Argentine establishment number "EST. N° OF. 2025" and shipping mark "26644-AA." They were distributed in Texas and Florida.

statesman.com

Have beef in your freezer? USDA recall affects products sold in Texas

USDA says no illnesses or injuries have been confirmed. Consumers should discard affected beef or return it.

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RogueNOAA @roguenoaa.altgov.info · 02/07/2026

“…the plaintiffs argue that USDA’s actions “directly conflict” with spending bills passed by Congress that prohibit USDA from carrying out reorganization plans without the approval of lawmakers.” @altusda.altgov.info federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/20...

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USDA expects ‘significant number’ of staff facing relocation to leave their jobs | Federal News Network

Internal documents contradict statements from USDA leaders, who repeatedly said they did not anticipate relocations would lead to widespread staffing losses.

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Alt US Forest Service @altusfs.altgov.info · 12/07/2026

Trump’s $87 billion supplemental funding request in the news includes money to the USDA: “$10 billion in temporary economic assistance for row and specialty crops planted in crop year 2026.” Guessing this means bailouts to farmers harmed by Trump’s tariff wars. @altusda.altgov.info thoughts?

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MissPlaced @missplaced.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

@altusda.altgov.info

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paghetti.bsky.social @paghetti.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

@kylegriffin1.bsky.social Taylor Farms is involved in the jalapeno mess. cc @altfda.altgov.info @altusda.altgov.info www.taylorfarms.com/wp-content/u...

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AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info · 01/07/2026

USDA’s excuse that closed offices are due to “departed employees” and “budget constraints” technically checks out, when you skip the part that #USDA and #DOGE did the departing through 20,000 cut by DOGE… Just skip that part… www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/...

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USDA Blames Closed Offices on Departed Employees and Budget Constraints

USDA officials told Congress that staffing shortages at FSA and NRCS -- driven by employee departures, hiring constraints and limited funding -- have left some county offices understaffed or closed. T...

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AltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 24/06/2026

One of the constants through out the RIFs was that the up line (management) claimed that they were just as in the dark as the rank and file over what was happening and what’s coming next. In today’s drop of #TheDigeFiles, we will see how that was a fucking lie!

United States Office of PerSOnnel Management
Workforce Reshaping
Operations Handbook
A Guide for Agency Management
and Human Resource Offices
OPM.GOV MARCH 2017

Table of Contents
Purpose of the Workforce Reshaping Operations Handbook............................................. 3
Audience ............................................................................................................................. 3
Materials needed ................................................................................................................. 3
How the handbook is organized.......................................................................................... 3
Chapter I: Management’s Role and Responsibilities......................................................... 4
Section A: Developing, Reviewing, and Analyzing Mission Requirements ................ 4
Section B: Identifying Critical Management Considerations When Reshaping ........ 5
Section C: Minimizing the Need for Reduction in Force as a Result of Reshaping 6
Section D: Deciding Whether to Implement a RIF.................................................... 12
Section E: Communicating the Reshaping Effort...................................................... 12
Chapter II: Human Resource’s Role and Responsibilities............................................... 13
Section A: Establishing the Human Resources Office’s RIF Team ......................... 13
Section B: Taking Preliminary Actions ...................................................................... 19
Section C: Preparing and Using Retention Registers ................................................ 19
Section D: Determining Rights to Other Positions..................................................... 19
Section E: Issuing RIF Notices................................................................................... 20
Section F: Counseling Employees on Procedures and Options................................. 21

Section Z-2: Additional Notice Requirements for RIF Separations.......................... 86
Section Z-3: Requesting an Exception to the Minimum RIF Notice Period ............ 87
Section Z-4: Certification of Expected Separation .................................................... 88
Section Z-5: RIF Appeals............................................................................................ 89
Section Z-6: RIF Grievances ...................................................................................... 91
Chapter IV: Post-RIF Actions........................................................................................... 92
Section A: Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) ............................................. 92
Section B: Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) ....................... 95
Section C: Reemployment Priority List....................................................................... 97
Section D: Retraining Options Under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998......... 98
Chapter V: Transfer of Function....................................................................................... 99
Section A: Applicability............................................................................................... 99
Section B: Agency Responsibility.............................................................................. 101
Section C: How to Apply the Regulations................................................................. 101
Section D: Identification of Employees and Positions With a Transferring Function
..................................................................................................................................... 102
Section E: Identification Method One ...................................................................... 103
Section F: Identification Method Two ...................................................................... 104
Section G: Employees

Purpose of the Workforce Reshaping Operations Handbook
OPM is issuing this Workforce Reshaping Operations Handbook to provide assistance to
agencies that are considering and/or undergoing some type of reshaping (e.g.,
reorganization, management directed reassignments, furlough, transfer of function,
reduction in force). This handbook provides agencies with guidance, options, and, where
necessary, specific operational procedures designed to ensure that reshaping efforts
comply with merit system laws and regulations.
Audience
This handbook is designed for any agency leader or manager and human resources office
staff that is considering or undergoing workforce reshaping, especially those who find
their reshaping efforts will result in a reduction in force.
Materials needed
Agencies should use this handbook in conjunction with:
• Specific authorities cited in the agency’s policy
• Applicable articles contained in the agency’s collective bargaining agreement(s)
• Applicable laws in title 5, United States Code; and
• Regulations published in title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
(While the information in this handbook is current as of the date of issue, any changes in
regulation or law will supersede the information in this handbook.)
How the handbook is organized
OPM has organized this handbook in a manner that corresponds to the reshaping process,
starting with developing, reviewing and analyzing mission requirements and finishing
with post-RIF tools such as the Career Transition Assistance Plan. These major steps fall
into two areas of responsibility—management and human resources:
• Management’s Role and Responsibilities (Chapter I);
--Developing, Reviewing and Analyzing Mission Requirements (Section A);
--Identifying Critical Management Considerations When Reshaping (Section B);
--Minimizing the Need for RIF as a Result of Reshaping (Section C);

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National Endowment for the Humanities @nehgov.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

NEH grant recipients who received notification that a terminated award is eligible for reinstatement can find more information about initiating the restatement process here: shorturl.at/0GwBc

Information for NEH grantees on reinstatement of awards

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😷 it’s only Wednesday 😷 @diplo-drama.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

She is being held in a locked facility against her will by the same people who argued that wearing masks was a violation of their rights. So where is the outrage? Where are the lawsuits and demonstrations?

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AltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 15/06/2026

In today’s drop of #thedogefiles, we get to see the most shitty sorting hat fucking ever! This list is almost every position that was slated to be RIFed.

Mr. Tom Nagy
Human Capital Officer
Department of Health and Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Dear Mr. Nagy,
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) approves the Department of Health and Human
Services’ (HHS) March 25, 2025, request for OPM approval of competitive areas which will be
in effect less than 90 days prior to the proposed effective date of reduction of force (RIF). Your
request indicates that competitive areas will be established according to HHS Department ID.
Furthermore, a 90-day waiver is necessary due to the impact of the executive order titled,
Implementing The President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization
Initiative (February 11, 2025).
OPM approves your request in accordance with 5 C.F.R. 351.402(c). This provision requires
OPM approval when a competitive area will be in effect less than 90 days prior to the effective
date of a RIF. Divisions based on Department ID meet the definition of a competitive area.
Department IDs appear to be the current organizational structure at HHS, and as described define
organizational units that are under separate administration. See 5 C.F.R. 351.402(b).
Please contact Katika Floyd by email at katika.floyd@opm.gov or phone at 202-606-9531 should
you or staff have any questions with this response.
Sincerely,
Veronica E. Hinton
Associate Director
Workforce Policy and Innovation

List of positions to be RIFed throughout the HHS

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Alt-IRS @alt-irs.altgov.info · 15/06/2026

The IRS lost so many people. We are literally struggling to maintain the mission. We were always understaffed and underfunded since Reagan. But hey we can put your financial information in ChatGPT. Fuck your privacy. I need a drink. www.tigta.gov/sites/defaul...

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AltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 11/06/2026

Good morning ppl! Sorry I was quiet yesterday, I was working on a new project I’m calling The DOGE Files. 🧵🧵🧵 Ever wonder what the talks were, about how to used DOGE in the HHS? Let me show you.

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AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info · 25/06/2026

This is a routine funding opportunity from NRCS, not anything new or novel, or restores any cut programs… Don’t think that this fixes anything. How does NRCS maintain status quo- missing 1/3 of their staff & keep up with these programs? Spoiler alert: they don’t. www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs-ini...

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AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info · 11/06/2026

Thank you to Jeremiah Schofield for doing what’s right legally and morally. An #AltCitizen to the max.

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AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info · 10/06/2026

ATTN: BROOKE ROLLINS STOPPING THE SPREAD REQUIRES CUTTING YOUR BULLSHIT FUNDING CUTS. EVERYWHERE! IT’S FUCKING SYSTEMIC! YOU’VE BEEN “RESPONSIBLE” FOR 2 YEARS! NOW FUCKING WHAT!!! TEN DOLLAR TACOS???!!! www.aphis.usda.gov/animals/anim...

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Stop Screwworm | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Learn how the U.S. Government prevents New World screwworm and what to know about risks, surveillance, sterile-fly control, travel, and more.

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AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info · 10/06/2026

If you think beef prices are shitty now, flip your suspenders because BROOKE ROLLINS and her DOGE crew welcomed the flesh-eating screwworm straight on in to TX (and for the first time since 1966) with doors wide open through their reckless funding cuts they continue to make. HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE!

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Isako Di Tomassi @isakoditomassi.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

New resource: data + storytelling illustrate the fed gov's essential role in advancing health & science & highlights what's at stake as agencies face major reductions @ourpublicservice.bsky.social @altcdc.altgov.info @altnih4science.bsky.social @altusda.altgov.info science.federalharmstracker.org

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The Cost of Cutting American Science

Tracking impacts to the people and programs powering America, from labs to the land.

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AltFDA @altfda.altgov.info · 28/05/2026

Good afternoon ppl! Sorry I spent my morning causing chaos with a Reply All email 😂😂😂😂 anyways, we are looking for a credentialed HAZMAT expert to help shut down an ICE jail. 2 of you ppl would be even better. Drop me a DM!

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Matthew Hussey: Holla At A Boy

Alt: Matthew Hussey: Holla At A Boy

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AltUSDA🐮🌱 Growing America’s Recalcitrance @altusda.altgov.info · 30/05/2026

This would have been great to witness first hand! 👏🏽✊🏽

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations @fao.org · 29/05/2026

🥔 3rd most available food crop globally 🥔 159 countries cultivate it 🥔 5 000 varieties worldwide 🥔 8 000 years of story Learn more about this staple crop that can contribute to #FoodSecurity and create livelihood opportunities. #InternationalDayOfPotato

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Alt-NIHscience4ALL @alt-nihscience4all.altgov.info · 30/05/2026

#AltCitizen Task alert!!!!!!! A guide for responding to the recent OMB RFI.

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