Federal Veterinarians Dedication to Public Service
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Federal Veterinarians Dedication to Public Service

There are significant gaps between the perceptions of an agency’s leadership and the realities of management. And this is where National Association of Federal Veterinarians (NAFV) comes in.

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Bolstering Federal Veterinarians Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Bolstering Federal Veterinarians Through the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges for all people in a variety of ways. For employers, one of such challenges included the need to adapt how employees showed up to work. For federal employees, many of whom serve in essential capacities, there were all kinds of adaptations and considerations that needed to be accounted for. The Federal Veterinarian community was no different.

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Tracking Animal Disease Through Veterinary Oversight
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Tracking Animal Disease Through Veterinary Oversight

As we have previously noted, Federal Veterinarians play a broad role in the inspections of food and health of animals in the United States — and, of course, form the foundation for the National Association of Federal Veterinarians (NAFV). The work they do ensures economic stability within the agricultural industry, but it also goes beyond the agricultural sphere.

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Federal Professional Pay and its Impact on the Status of the Federal Veterinary Workforce
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Federal Professional Pay and its Impact on the Status of the Federal Veterinary Workforce

The National Association of Federal Veterinarians (NAFV) is committed to advocating for, and providing support to, the mission that Federal Veterinarians are tasked with accomplishing. This is the central function that drives our organization’s work. How that breaks down into practice takes many shapes, including keeping in tune with the status of the federal veterinary workforce and identifying its needs. Currently, the most important issue for NAFV is two-pronged. First, is the chronically high vacancy rate that is plaguing FSIS’s veterinary workforce, especially in midwestern districts. And second, which we believe is one of the factors contributing to the first, is the need for pay equity as it relates to federal veterinary professional pay.

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Defenders of the Classic American Turkey Club
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Defenders of the Classic American Turkey Club

Imagine for a second that you are about to make a classic American turkey club sandwich. What would be some of the ingredients you would need for such? Fresh bread with a thin layer of mayo, medium-thick slices of turkey topped with some salty bacon, and fresh crisp tomato and lettuce to top it all off.

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Federal Employees on the Front Lines
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Federal Employees on the Front Lines

On FEDtalk this week, join host Natalia Castro to hear the stories of the federal employees working on the front lines while millions of Americans stay at home. From the Postal Service to Federal Veterinarians to the IRS employees delivering stimulus checks to the American people, federal employees are keeping the nation afloat during these trying times.

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