articleThe Brief The USDA launched an initiative to recruit veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses into mission-critical careers. The department expanded its SkillBridge partnership and introduced a "100 Hires in 100 Days" hiring campaign. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced an initiative designed to recruit veterans, transitional service members, and military spouses into roles to help protect America’s food supply, agriculture security and rural communities. The initiative combines the Defense Department’s SkillBridge Program and the launch of USDA’s "100 Hires in 100 Days" campaign. Dig deeper:The SkillBridge Program will allow active-duty service members to spend up to their final 180 days gaining civilian work experience in fields like cybersecurity, AI, finance, and wildland fire management.