Government Executive

Workers predict significant disruptions to food assistance programs as USDA announces more relocations

Programs like SNAP and WIC "simply will not function" if employees exit en masse after declining mandatory relocations across ...
Federal News Network

USDA employees in food assistance programs folded into relocation plans

The Food and Nutrition Service currently has a workforce of about 1,200 employees, according to the latest data from OPM. It’s not immediately clear how many FNS employees will be asked to relocate. A ...
HousingWire

Homebuyer assistance programs rose to nearly 2,300 in 2023

The U.S. housing market has reached its least affordable point in decades and housing agencies have increasingly rolled out homebuyer assistance programs to tackle this issue. A total of 135 new ...
KCRG on MSN

Eligibility restrictions for food assistance programs head to governor’s desk

Republican-backed legislation restricting eligibility for federal food assistance programs is headed to the governor’s desk ...
Stars and Stripes

Transition assistance programs offer a ‘firehose of information’ but little opportunity to plan careers post-military, veterans advocates say

WASHINGTON — The Veterans of Foreign Wars and other veterans advocates urged lawmakers Tuesday to prioritize and improve transition assistance programs that prepare exiting service members for their ...