Articles
House VA Committee chair calls for agencywide stand-down to address veteran suicide
Washington,
August 26, 2019
Federal News Network |
A group of Washington, D.C.-area Democrats are urging the Agriculture Department to reconsider its decision to offer $10,000 buyouts instead of the max $25,000, to USDA employees who opted out of the Kansas City relocation. The lawmakers said those employees were counting on the larger Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments, and that the switch is quote unacceptable. USDA said it’s offering $10,000 buyouts to accommodate everyone who is eligible. But lawmakers said the switch is “unacceptable.” Reps. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) Don Beyer (D-Va.), Anthony Brown (D-Md.) and David Trone (D-Md.) are among the members who wrote to USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue. |