This is what I heard at least one Region was hearing..
Main points
- Nobody will be working for a region. You’ll be working for a headquarters of some kind that’s distributed around the county (at one of the five hubs or other identified service centers or for a program area).
- Sounds very likely that all “RO jobs” will remain but our exact role and where our job is performed from is less clear.
- If you can move, you can probably keep your current job and general role in the agency.
- If you cannot move you may have the opportunity to do a different job (at the same grade). Your job or supervisory chain might change, but you should be able to keep your job.
- We may have another round of DRP/VSIP/VERA, but unsure when and what exactly that opportunity will look like.
- Sounds like the FS is advocating for flexibility within the USDA regarding what the FS will look like, how work will get done, and what reporting structures may look like.
Other
- The Fire EO is not coming into play just yet. Fire is being treated the same as other programs for now.