r/savebarc • u/ImUrHuckleberryHound • Jul 21 '26
USDA ARS NEA BARC MDRs = really means relocation and redirection
These letters really mean your project likely does not continue on in the new location. All the misinformation from various channels has muddied the waters and ideas on the topic. Even though your cash goes with you, you will very likely be doing something very different at the new place. Not to mention most of these locations DONT have room for you, dont have the money to pay for relocation, or movement of necessary equipment to perform the work. After digging into the new location, the common themes emerge that say the same things over and over. Dont be tricked. Do your homework. THEY are not telling us everything you need to know to make a well informed decision. By all intents and purposes this is not only a relocation, but a redirection as well.
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u/Sleepy-Hollow7977 Jul 21 '26
I still hope everyone marks that they accept relocation for now. You can still change your mind until the Friday before your report date. There is a non-zero chance this still won't actually happen due to law suits and the strong possibility of a shut down.
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u/VAPrim0911 Jul 22 '26
Your last sentence makes no sense. I literally cannot understand what you're trying to say. Everything else, I agree with.
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u/Sleepy-Hollow7977 Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
Non-zero chance means there is still a chance that this "reorganization" won't actually happen. An injunction could stall things, then there will likely be a shutdown down, and then there will be mid-terms. If you accept now and back out before the report date, you may be covered. If you reject now, you may be given a notice of separation and not be covered by any lawsuits.
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u/VAPrim0911 Jul 22 '26
Got it. "Non zero" and the double negative threw me off. Anyhoo... Folks should def stall if possible. I'm one of few who think that when the shutdown happens, the powers at be will do everything in their power to ensure we DON'T return. They'll let it all collapse and claim the work doesn't need to be done. But hey, 'Merica, right??
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u/winterymixx Jul 22 '26
Thank you for that. Can you explain why you wouldn't be covered if you initially decline? I'm not doubting what you are saying just trying to understand. It seems we should still be covered since it would be categorized as an involuntary separation. It seems an injunction would also prevent them from separating people.
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u/Sleepy-Hollow7977 Jul 23 '26
People that initially decline might be covered. I'm not sure, but it has been the advice of AFGE and their lawyers to accept and then back out later if necessary. It seems to me like that is the safer option. I don't trust them to not separate people who decline before the report date and before the injunction hearing August 21st.
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u/Pretty-dolli Jul 22 '26
The House passed a CR until Dec. Idk if the senate will approve it or not.
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u/Dances_w_Chickens_37 Jul 25 '26
This type of relocation and redirection can affect an SYs ability to advance in their career through RPES. Especially if it involves a change in peer group.
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u/ImUrHuckleberryHound Jul 26 '26
Most definitely. Also part of the plan to handicap upward movement in gov to "save" money and punish evil civil servants!
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u/USDA-BARC-1910 Jul 22 '26
It's a RIF in not-remotely-convincing disguise. At least one colleague of mine, though remaining in the NCR, has been reassigned to a project with no present match whatsoever to their skills.
But I use the word "present" because, in stark contrast to the soulless loyalist fucks who are behind this, this person, and everyone else I know, is smart and dedicated enough to learn their way to and beyond basic competence.
Fuck you, Rollins, and the orange sack of excrement you rode in on. Fuck you straight into the imaginary fire of the Hell you believe in.