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Human Resources Division (HRD) - Services

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Human Resources Division (HRD) Services

HRD serves the 14,000 employees of the MRP Mission Area—Agricultural Marketing Service, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), and the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration. In addition, we provide HR operational support to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and employee/labor relations support to the Department Administration (DA). HRD partners with the Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) leaders and managers to provide quality human resource services for employees.  HRD’s primary services are to help employees accomplish their work by:

  • Recruiting and hiring high-caliber personnel to carry out the mission
  • Providing insurance and retirements benefits information
  • Processing salaries, promotions, recognition, and benefits in a timely manner
  • Providing policy guidance on performance and labor management
  • Providing supervisors the training and tools they need to support and counsel their employees
  • Creating a supportive, diverse, and attractive workplace culture
  • Promoting the health, safety, and security of employees
  • Planning for workforce and succession needs
  • Offering seminars on employee & leadership development
  • Providing coaching, mentoring and leadership transition services for managers
  • Supporting employee development through AgLearn

Last Modified: January 3, 2011

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