Putting Tribal SovereigntyUSDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Location: Washington, DC; Athens, GA Closing Date: April 17, 2026 Duties Include: Provides executive-level leadership by participating with the Administrator, other Assistant Administrators, and staff officials in developing,...
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Deputy Assistant Administrator
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Location: Athens, GA Closing Date: April 17, 2026 Duties Include: Participates with the Administrator, the Assistant Administrator, other Assistant Administrators, and staff officials in developing, recommending, and supporting...
Executive Associate for Regulatory Operations
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Location: Various Locations Closing Date: April 15, 2026 Duties Include: Responsible for managing and administering the nation's meat, poultry and egg products inspection and verification program. Supervise one or more District...
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Type of Action: Request for Comment Overview: USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is requesting comments for a study on Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in Tribal Organization and U.S. Territories. This study will...
National Environmental Policy Act
Type of Action: Final Rule Overview: USDA is finalizing the Interim Final Rule (IFR) published in July 2025 that rewrote its NEPA framework after the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) rescinded its NEPA regulations. Removes certain rules from the regulations,...
Revising Establishment Size Definitions
Type of Action: Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Overview: USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking revising how the Agency defines establishment size for its oversight of meat and poultry establishments...
The Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems; Delay of Effective Date
Type of Action: Notice Overview: USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is delaying the effective date of the Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems final rule. One of the actions in the final rule “prohibits livestock poultry dealers from...
Rate Adjustments for Indian Irrigation Projects
Type of Action: Notice Overview: DOI’s Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) published a notice about rate adjustments for Indian irrigation projects. BIA establishes irrigation assessment rates to recover project administration, operation, and maintenance costs. Regions...
National Organic Program: National List of Allowed an Prohibited Substances per October 2021, October 2022, and October 2024 Recommendations (Crops and Livestock)
Type of Action: Proposed Rule Overview: USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service has published a proposed rule regarding organic regulations related to organic crop and livestock production. Proposed changes include allowing carbon dioxide in organic crop production and...
Deputy Assistant Administrator
USDA: Food Safety and Inspection Service Location: Fort Collins, CO and Urvandale, IA Closing Date: April 13, 2026 Duties Include: Leads the development of Agency mission, goals, and policies by collecting and analyzing information, including economic data, to inform...