Who does the hiring at the USDA?

When USDA was established in 1862 by President Lincoln, he called it the “Peoples Department”, because it served most Americans. As the People’s Department, our success will be determined by how well we go about addressing our human capital (people) needs. The role of the Office of Human Capital Management is to facilitate the attainment of USDA’s strategic goals and program objectives by ensuring we recruit and retain a diverse highly-skilled workforce aligned with our program needs as well as to promote a competency-based and results-oriented performance culture.
Welcome to the USDA Office of Human Capital Management. USDA is made up of a diverse, knowledgeable workforce of people with a broad range of technical and program skills engaged in important activities such as protecting public health and our food, ensuring a plentiful and nutritious food supply,encouraging science-based stewardship of our natural resources, and administering programs that promote both agriculture and the quality of life in rural America.The employees at USDA bring unique talents, dedication, and a level of professionalism that allows us to meet these strategic objectives now and into the future.
Check it out at: http://www.usda.gov/da/employ/employ.html