Government & Public Sector — Workforce Transformation Accelerates: USDA Relocation, Federal Exodus Data, and New Military Retention Models Signal Major Shifts in Government Employment

Government & Public Sector · 2026-02-26

Today's developments reveal an accelerating transformation in federal workforce management, with agencies adopting increasingly market-driven approaches to both retention and space utilization. The GAO's revelation of 144,000 workers entering deferred resignation programs, combined with USDA's dramatic headquarters consolidation and the Army's shift to auction-style retention bonuses, indicates a…