USDA accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them
An Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
USDA works to rehire bird flu officials it fired, NBC news reports
The United States Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday that it accidentally fired several agency employees working on the federal government's response to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak, over the weekend,
USDA Admits Mistakenly Firing Bird Flu Officials, Working to Rehire Them
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said Tuesday that it mistakenly fired employees involved in the federal response to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak over. In a statement, reported first by NBC News' Allan Smith, the agency said it is working "swiftly" to reverse the weekend dismissals.
USDA fires, then moves to rehire staff working on bird flu response
The USDA says it's "working to swiftly rectify the situation and rescind those letters" notifying workers of their firing.
USDA trying to ‘swiftly rectify’ the mistake after accidentally firing the bird flu officials
USDA acknowledged the wrongful termination of staff involved in the H5N1 outbreak response and is moving to reinstate them.
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