Fed facing relocation - what to do?
Still waiting for dates, details on severance and pretty much everything here. Many more facing the same circumstance despite being hired 100% remote.
Now that most USDA agencies are flush with cash after receiving flatline budgets with greatly reduced staffing after DRP 1 and 2, I'm not sure why agencies aren't offering another short window DRP until Sep 30 again. This would cost the government a lot less than full cost relocation that requires buying houses when they can't be sold, paying moving and house hunting costs, temporary housing, lots of admin leave hours, etc. It also places a smaller administrative burden on understaffed agencies than complicated relocation schemes with understaffed HR and financial mgt teams that will get smaller as a result of directed relocation (or another DRP).
Make me understand.
I guess it is just about maximizing pain for everyone involved, including those left after the dust settles.