National Association of Federal Veterinarians

05/31/2022

NAFV Supports

Are you a member of the National Association of Federal Veterinarians?
If not, why not? 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♂️🤷
You don’t need to be a federal veterinarian actually, you just need to have an interest in federal, state, county or local veterinary work and life!
You can learn so much networking with members of NAFV and continuing educational seminars!
Government employees can receive free legal workplace advice with: https://www.shawbransford.com/

You can also help support others to become a regulatory government veterinarian fighting human and animal pandemics or ensuring our food is safely handled from farm to fork with mentoring, scholarships, or sponsorships!
Consider joining, donating or being a partner!
https://nafv.org/information
Contact the NAFV at [email protected]

Professionalism and expertise in federal service while promoting continuing education, teamwork and excellence.

04/29/2022

Animal Health Technician

USDA APHIS Animal Health Technician Career Opportunties! Serve in a number of locations across the country in support of the USDA response to foreign animal disease outbreaks. Any questions, please contact Marcus Jones at [email protected].

Selectees will serve on a time-limited basis as an Animal Health Technician. This position as an emergency responder is to assist permanent agency staff in a Foreign Animal Disease outbreak. April 22 Update: Most needed deployment locations currently include Willmar, MN; Po...

04/29/2022

Veterinary Medical Officer

20+ USDA APHIS Veterinary Medical Officer Career Opportunities around the country only open until May 5th!
Any questions, feel free to email Marcus Jones: [email protected]
Great benefits, great opportunities and great time to work for APHIS!

If selected, you will be working within an assigned geographic area as an entry level Veterinary Medical Officer within Veterinary Services (VS), Field Operations (FiOps) to promote animal health through disease detection and diagnosis, analysis, control, eradication, and prevention. Your work regar...

04/13/2022

Availability for deployment Survey

APHIS Veterinary Services May Consider Hiring Retirees for Avian Influenza Work

APHIS may consider rehiring annuitants, as contractors, to work on the multiple avian influenza outbreaks that are occurring throughout the United States. I’d like to gauge your interest in doing this so they understand the number of people that may be available. Please select the button below if interested. We will email you to a form to collect more information. This may put you on a list to be considered for one or more 21 day or maybe 28 day deployments if APHIS chooses to use you as a resource.

Salary may be GS-12/5, $37.09/hr for 40 hrs plus overtime, travel and per diem.

If interested, click here:

A survey to evaluate interest in deployment for Avian Influenza outbreaks. Due by April 30, 2022

04/05/2022

USDA APHIS | Defend the Flock Program

DEFEND THE FLOCKS!
🦢🐣🐥🦜🦆🦅🕊🐓🍗🐔🐤🦃
Did you know that our turkeys, chickens, pheasants, ducks are dying across the country due to a disease called Bird Flu!! Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)

Over 17 millions birds have either died or had to be put down to stop spreading the disease.

The numbers are growing and will impact prices of eggs especially Easter and Passover unfortunately will be impacted.

According to the World Health Organization and the CDC, properly cooked poultry is perfectly safe to eat. Additionally, the CDC said there's no evidence to suggest that the virus can be transmitted to humans from poultry that is cooked properly.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) urging all bird owners to practice good biosecurity, prevent contact between their birds and wild birds, and report sick birds or unusual bird deaths to APHIS toll-free number at 1-866-536-7593.

Producers and backyard poultry owners please consider bringing birds indoors when possible to further prevent exposures because wild birds are spreading this disease
#APHIS #USDA #birds #poultry #AvianInfluenza #BirdFlu
Additional information on biosecurity for backyard flocks can be found at

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03/24/2022

USDA APHIS | 2022 Confirmations of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Commercial and Backyard Flocks

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-2022

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03/17/2022

Introducing our new legal consultation program

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NAFV Membership Legal Protections Federal Veterinary Update National Association of Federal Veterinarians New Legal Consultations for Members As you know by now Mr. William Hughes, the longtime legal

02/13/2022

Student Trainee (Veterinary Medical Science)

Student Trainee (Veterinary Medical Science)

If you are interested in an exciting and rewarding career that has an impact on the health of animal agriculture, consider the USDA Pathways Internship Program - Veterinary Services Saul T. Wilson Jr., Internship. Students interested in the Internship should click on the following link for more info...

01/28/2022

Remember to set your alerts to www.usajobs.gov so you can be the first to know about the veterinary medicine scholarship and internship opportunities in APHIS coming in February! Please share with those that may be interested as well!

Are you a student who is currently applying to or enrolled in a degree seeking Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program? APHIS has an internship for you! During February, we will announce the opening of the Saul T. Wilson Jr. Internship program for applications. Interns may observe and/or perform testing and identification activities for programs designed to manage disease in various livestock commodities such as cattle, swine, and cervids; draw blood samples for laboratory testing and brands reactor animals among other things. Check out our webpagehttps://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/animal_health/fs-wilson-internship.508.pdf and keep your eyes open for the announcement!

01/13/2022

Uniting the Federal Community Through the FEDforum | Federal News Network

LISTEN: NAFV's EVP joins FedManager for a discussion on the federal workforce.

Join a discussion on federal employee associations and what’s to come in 2022 among FEDforum partners. Host Jason Briefel welcomes Brenna Isman, Director of Academy Studies at the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA); Chad Hooper, Executive Director of the Professional Managers Association (PMA); Alice Mercer, National Chair of Blacks In Government (BIG); and Joseph Annelli, Executive Vice President at the National Association of Federal Veterinarians (NAFV).

This show originally aired live on Friday, December 17, 2021, at 11:00 am ET on Federal News Network.

The FEDforum is an initiative at the show’s sister newsletter – FEDmanager – to unite voices across the federal community. This partnership among federal workforce organizations is a space for federal…

12/29/2021

The Pentagon Reservation is extending its maximum telework policy

As we say goodbye to 2021 we bring in the new year with a new COVID-19 variant

The Pentagon Reservation is extending its maximum telework policy for employees until the end of January 2022 in response to widespread COVID-19 infections caused by the omicron variant.

12/21/2021

USDA APHIS | International Services

Attention veterinarians, plant pathologists, and agriculturists:

The APHIS Foreign Service wants you! We have diplomatic posts worldwide for animal and plant experts to work on the front line of U.S. agricultural health. Our Foreign Service Trainee vacancy announcement opens on January 3, 2022.

Want to learn more?
REGISTER to join us at the Foreign Service Informational Webinar on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. EST.

With posts in more than 25 countries, the APHIS Foreign Service has career opportunities worldwide for professionals in several specialized fields. Our Foreign Service Officers work at embassies alongside the U.S. Department of State and USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service, using their unique skills to keep American agriculture healthy and U.S. export markets open.

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11/15/2021

Please join us for our November Virtual Town Hall!

NAFV's Executive Committee will provide updates on NAFV's latest activities; FSIS consultation meeting; legislative update; and veterinary professional pay.

This meeting is open to all federal & public veterinarians. Current active members & affiliates are strongly encouraged to join. We also encourage current veterinary students and other veterinarians who are interested in learning about federal service to join.

Register for webinar: https://conta.cc/3CdctGI

11/13/2021

USDA APHIS | APHIS Careers

Great and exciting career opportunities in the US Department of Agriculture - Animal Plant Health Inspection Services (USDA APHIS) going on right now!!

Veterinary Medical Officers, Epidemiologists, Biologists, Laboratory Technicians, Plant Pathologists, Management Analysts, Chief of Staffs, Molecular Biologists, Plant Protection Quarantine Officers and much more!!

It’s a great day to work for the government especially when you are ensuring animals and plants go from farm to fork or just living a sustainable happy life
🐂🐄🐐🐖🐑🐟🐓🐝🌽🌾🥑🐈🐎🐘🦒🐬🐅

USDA APHIS Career Page
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/banner/careers

USDA APHIS Current Job Opportunities
https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/Results?a=AG34&p=1

#career #opportunities #internship #jobs #agriculture #hiring #recruitment

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10/25/2021

Bicameral Legislation Introduced to Prevent Spread of Foreign Animal Diseases

Our Executive Vice President Dr. Joseph Annelli says, “As a previous Director of Emergency Programs at APHIS Veterinary Services and having to mitigate the effects of screwworm from imported dogs I can attest to the value of this legislation. I am concerned with the additional workload this may create for APHIS-VS unless there is a budget for additional staffing to make this workable.”

NAFV is encouraging all NAFV members to write to your Members of Congress in support of the Healthy Dog Importation Act 0f 2021. You can do that through the AVMA-CAN portal linked in the article below. A friendly reminder to all public employees to ensure to do this outreach in your capacity as a private citizen, using your personal email and personal devices.
https://nafv.org/news-2/f/bicameral-effort-to-prevent-spread-of-foreign-animal-diseases

10/13/2021

Upcoming CE & Current Veterinary Opening!

Don't Miss Tonight's Financial Wellness Webinar brought to you by Prudential Pathways in conjunction with the National Association of Federal Veterinarians (NAFV) www.NAFV.org

This seminar will cover important topics like:
-Three challenges that can jeopardize retirement savings
-Potential sources of income
-Types of retirement accounts
-And more

Are You Prepared for the Financial Challenges of Retirement?
6:00 pm ET
Webinar Registration: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Upcoming-CE---Current-Veterinary-Opening-.html?soid=1132586716288&aid=jJ7vO_pNMLo

*for more opportunities as this, please consider becoming a member of the NAFV if you are involved or interested in public health or government regulatory medicine

Federal Veterinary Update National Association of Federal Veterinarians Upcoming CE & Current Veterinary Opening! Upcoming Financial Wellness Webinar: Are You Prepared for the Financial Challenges for

10/08/2021

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program

New information on the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program

The USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) Guidance Manual is a resource for veterinarians receiving a VMLRP award. This Guidance Manual outlines the VML...

09/26/2021

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USDA APHIS Veterinary Services Career Opportunity!
As a Veterinary Medical Officer/Biological Scientist of the Policy, Evaluation and Licensing unit of the Center for Veterinary Biologics you will be part of a team to anticipate, develop and implement short and long range regulatory policies for veterinary biologics that satisfy both consumer and industry needs in a highly diverse and rapidly evolving scientific arena.

Find more opportunities here:
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#career #opportunities #veterinarymedicine #federalgovernment #onehealth

08/27/2021

SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in wild white-tailed

SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in wild white-tailed

Contact: [email protected]

08/27/2021

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anxiety — and more

08/25/2021

Stay up to date with our upcoming meeting & events!

https://nafv.org/upcoming-meetings

08/11/2021

Supporting Federal Veterinarians Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic — FEDmanager

Check out the latest NAFV Column for FEDmanager's FedForum:

Supporting Federal Veterinarians Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic

"One of the essential roles that Federal Veterinarians play revolves around animal disease inspections. This includes food animals, livestock, wildlife, and laboratory animals. Much of this inspection work requires on-site inspection, documentation, and tracking- making it nearly impossible for this work to be conducted remotely. As such, throughout the pandemic, NAFV has worked very hard to ensure that veterinarians serving in those roles feel supported. Often, NAFV’s most important role has been to serve as a conduit between field and regional employees and headquarters here in Washington. Indeed, we take seriously our role as part of the feedback loop, ensuring that our members have an opportunity to provide feedback on how policies and initiatives affect their ability to perform their duties without fear of retribution. "

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 consid