An arbitrator has ordered telework and remote work restoration for nearly 20,000 Forest Service employees, but the agency still has time to file an appeal.
A door knocker made for the U.S. Forest Service is shown at Western Heritage Co. Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, in Loveland, Colo. Lynch saw online orders collapse almost immediately after the government shut down Dec. 22. The company sells buckles, keychains, commemorative coins and badges to employees of the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management and other agencies. It also sells patches and some clothing. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Internal documents contradict statements from USDA leaders, who repeatedly said they did not anticipate relocations would lead to widespread staffing losses.
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