Issue	Lead Articles
Volume 63 No. 2 March-April 2004	USDA Strengthens Another Form Of Its Emergency Planning....From Grab And Go Kits To COOP We Can Now Pursue Education Programs Online ....This Is NOT Your Father's Training Program
Volume 63 No. 1 January-February 2004	USDA's FY 2005 Proposed Budget Emphasizes Key Priorities, Programs Here's A 'Behind The Scenes' Look At The 2002 Ag Census....Our First One, From Start To Finish
Volume 62 No. 5 November-December 2003	Healthy Forests Initiative Becomes Law....Firefighter Input is Praised How We're Shaping Our "Workforce Of The Future"
Volume 62 No. 4 September-October 2003	Why That Filter Is Restricting USDA Access To Inappropriate Internet Web Sites How We're Using "Green Infrastructure" To Link Communities With The Land....Blend The "Gray" and The "Green"
Volume 62 No. 3 July-August 2003	We Honor Our Award-Winning USDA Achievers "Telework" Gets An Added Look At USDA'....There's A Message On The Button
Volume 62 No. 2 April - June 2003	Here At USDA, A Focus On The Future Means A Focus On 'eGov'....24 / 7, One-Stop Shopping, And No More Stovepiping With Revised Program, Matching Candidates To Slots Is Faster And Simpler
Volume 62 No. 1 January - March 2003	USDA's FY 2004 Proposed Budget Emphasizes Key Priorities How USDA Employees Helped In The Aftermath Of The Shuttle Tragedy
Volume 61 No. 4 October-December 2002	We're Shining the Spotlight On "5-A-Day" ....Changing Habits Of Kids—And Their Parents Your Long Term Plans May Be Helped By Long Term Insurance ....It Isn't Only For Seniors
Volume 61 No. 3 June-September 2002	We Honor Our Award-Winning USDA Achievers At USDA, We're Part Of A "HealthierUS" ....Including Body Fat Measures, Power Panther, & "Hike US"
Volume 61 No. 2 April - May 2002	Secretary Veneman Encourages Employees As They Tackle New Farm Law At USDA, We're Mentoring "Leaders Of Tomorrow "...."No Deposit, No Return" USDA Protects Landfill Site From Gull Intrusion....Yet Another Way We're Involved, Following Sept. 11
Volume 61 No. 1 January- March 2002	USDA's 2003 Budget Calls For Increases In Key Areas We Helped Move The Olympic Flame To Salt Lake City....65 Days, 11,500 Torchbearers
Volume 60 No.6 September-December 2001	How We Employees Responded, In The Aftermath Of Sept. 11 These Numbers Are Heading Down; That's A Good Sign
Volume 60 No.5 August 2001	How We Helped Get Our U.S. Navy Plane Home From China Plus, A Beijing Dairy Queen 'Aided' We're On The Scene After The 'Triple Whammy' In W.Va. And "We'll Still Be Here"
Volume 60 No.4 June-July 2001	We Honor 93 Award-Winning USDA Achievers Here's Why Our Grain Was Shipped To India In A Bright Blue Box 55 Years Of CARE
Volume 60 No.3 May 2001	USDA’s 2002 Budget Calls For Cut Of $8.9 Billion, Cut Of 79 Fed Staff Years Big Changes Are Afoot During This TSP 'Open Season’....Then In 2006, The Limits Are Lifted
Volume 60 No.2 March-April 2001	How We're Getting the Word Out On Keeping 'FMD' Away From Our Shores...What Would YOU Say, If Asked? OIG's Talks Give Us A 'Heads-Up' On Ways To Maintain Workforce Integrity...Those Phone Numbers Can Help
Volume 60 No.1 January-February 2001	Ann Veneman Takes The Helm As Our 27th Secretary Here's How—And Why—USDA Compiled Its ‘FAIR’ List
Volume 59 No.8 December 2000	When We Leave USDA, Our Federal Records Don't Go With Us Five USDA Messengers Get High Visibility At The Macy’s Parade..."Did We Luck Out, Or What?!"
Volume 59 No.7 October-November 2000	USDA's Budget For FY 2001 Is Signed Into Law It’s A "New Look" For USDA's Five-Year Strategic Plan...Cutting Across Jurisdictional Lines
Volume 59 No.6 September 2000	We're Getting A Tax Break On Our Health Insurance It's A New Form Of Outreach; It's A 'Field Office On Wheels'
Volume 59 No.5 July-August 2000	USDA Issues Revised Civil Rights Policy; Launches Several New Initiatives Our Employees Are Creative, Innovative In Promoting & Advancing Civil Rights At USDA
Volume 59 No.4 June 2000	We Honor 122 Award-Winning USDA Achievers How We Helped Tribal Schools Get Our Surplus Computers...No More Waiting 'Till 2 A.M. To Study
Volume 59 No.3 April - May 2000	You Don't Like That USDA Rule? Maybe You Can Waive It...Plus, A 30-Day Streamlined Process Digital Images Help AMS Inspectors Make The Grade
Volume 59 No.2 March 2000	Some New Guidance On The Use of Travel Charge Cards...And Coming Soon: A Late Fee We're Helping Spread The Word To Fill Out 'Census 2000' Forms...Didn't Complete? Don't Complain
Volume 59 No.1 January-February 2000	USDA's 2001 Budget Calls For Cut Of $5.2 Billion, Gain Of 2,346 Fed Staff Years USDA Is Highlighting 'Family-Friendly' Tools In The Workplace...To Be: The 'Employer Of Choice'
Volume 58 No.9 December 1999	USDA's 'COOP Plan' Is Another Form Of Emergency Planning...Which Missions Simply Must Go On? We're Collecting More Of Those Delinquent Debts
Volume 58 No.8 October - November 1999	USDA's Budget For FY 2000 Is Signed Into Law Here Is The Latest Progress Report On Our Readiness For Y2K...Next Stop; The New Millennium
Volume 58 No.7 September 1999	Using Public Transit Can Put Cash Back In Our Pockets ...Subways Qualify; Car Pools Don't Now, Thursday Nights Mean More Than Just "ER" On TV
Volume 58 No.6 July-August 1999	We're Revitalizing 'Adopt-A-School'—And USDA Wants You ...Students, Science Fairs, Tutors, Trains Pork Purchase Sets Precedent In Foreign Food Aid
Volume 58 No.5 June 1999	We Honor 101 Award-Winning USDA Achievers USDA Scores A 'Federal First' In Facility Support...And A 'JWOD Prototype' For Field Sites
Volume 58 No. 4 May 1999	How We're Helping The Refugees From Kosovo...Plus, Our Food Aid May Result In Roads A Chance To Revise Your Life Insurance For The New Millennium...Salary Caps Out; Foster Children In
Volume 58 No. 3 March-April 1999	Workplace Violence: It's Real--But We're Responding...'Stand-downs,' And Use Of Satellites A New Approach To Resolving Conflicts at The Department
Volume 58 No. 2 February 1999	USDA's 2000 Budget Calls For Cut Of $4.1 Billion, Gain Of 412 Fed Staff Years We've Been Enlisted To Help Conserve Military Lands Around The World...Part Of "The Latest Generation"
Volume 58 No. 1 January 1999	USDA Opts Out Of A Buyout For FY 1999 Creative Employees Were Once Again 'Making A Difference' In Anti-Hunger Efforts...Chopping Veggies, & A 'Food Fight'
Volume 57 No. 9 November-December 1998	We've Been Innovative In Our Workers' Comp ProgramUSDA Opts Out Of A Buyout For FY 1999...2 For 1 'Carrots' & $5,000 'Sticks' 'Georges' Was Unique, And Our Assistance Was Especially Needed
Volume 57 No. 8 October 1998	USDA's Budget For FY 1999 Is Signed Into Law We're Trying Out Some New Methods Of Disaster Assistance...El Nino Is Gone--But Not Forgotten
Volume 57 No. 7 September 1998	Some New Tools We're Using To Help Collect Delinquent Debts...From Loan Borrowers to Arsonists How We Responded In The Afermath Of The Embassy Bombings
Volume 57 No. 6 August 1998	'Twas Long Awaited And Hotly Debated; It's 'Open Season' To Switch To FERS...And If You Do It, It's Irrevocable 'Convergence' Is In; 3 Separate Support Structures Are Out...Next Stop: October 1
Volume 57 No. 5 June/July 1998	We Honor 110 Award-Winning USDA Achievers How Our Colleagues Coped with Evacuation from a Foreign Hotspot...One Luggage Item, No Pets, Uncertainty
Volume 57 No. 4 May 1998	Here Is Our Progress On The Year 2000 Computer Problem New Linkage Can Help You In Your Job Search, Online...And Up Next: 'Electronic Resumes'
Volume 57 No. 3 April 1998	At The One-Year Mark, Here Is Our Progress On The Civil Rights Recommendations For In-House Use, Now We're Relying On The IntrAnet...Security, Plus More Bells & Whistles
Volume 57 No. 2 March 1998	USDA's FY99 Budget Calls For A Gain Of $3.1 Billion: Cut Of 1,964 Fed Staff Years We Got Creative In Our Latest Food Drive Efforts...From Raffles To Red Beans And Rice
Volume 57 No. 1 Jan.- Feb. 1998	How USDA Collects The Money That Its Customers Owe...From Foot Power, To Electronic A Unique Team Helps To Suppress Fires In Indonesia...Bigger Than The Size Of Tennessee
Volume 56 No. 10 Nov. - Dec. 1997	USDA's Budget For FY 1998 Is Signed Into Law...Plus, The New Line-Item Veto USDA's Buyout Plan For FY 1998 Is Now In Gear...2,838 Fewer Of Us Here By January?
Volume 56 No. 9 October 1997	Our Career Center Still Offers Services--Only Now There's A New Mission...But YOU Still Manage Your Career It Once Took Days; Now Mere Minutes--Plus, No Paperwork...Hey, All You Lenders: Listen Up!
Volume 56 No.8 September 1997	USDA Adopts Its Own Policy On Reprisals...It's To Ensure Fairness And Consistency Watch This Space: Your Employee Pub Is Being Computerized...But Goodbye Green--At Least For Now
Volume 56 No. 7 Auguest 1997	Employee Efforts In Food Recovery Make A Difference...No Time To Waste Our Test Lab Will Result in "Better Ways To Do Things"
Volume 56 No. 6 June - July 1997	GPRA Is Putting Its Stamp On How We Do Business At USDA....It's A Whole New Ball Game We Honor 93 Award-Winning USDA Achievers
Volume 56 No. 5 May 1997	Here Is Our Progress on the Civil Rights Recommendations Our Work Force Looks Like This, Statistically
Volume 56 No. 4 April 1997	We're Racing to Reprogram Our Computer Systems Before Jan. 1, 2000...There's No Single 'Silver Bullet' It's Springtime and Our Post-Flood Repairs Have Begun
Volume 56 No. 3 March 1997	Glickman Announces Civil Rights Plans; Releases Team Report Our "New Look" Helps Reflect a "One USDA" Message...Two Colors--Not Six--Save Money
Volume 56 No. 2 February 1997	USDA's FY98 Budget Calls for a Gain of $4.6 Billion; Cut of 1,790 Fed Staff Years When We Leave USDA, Our Federal Records Don't Go With Us...They Add to the "Institutional Memory"
Volume 56 No. 1 January 1997	A New Year + A New Reg=No Smoking at USDA USDA Initiates New Purchase Cards and "Convenience Checks"... Reduced from $77 to $32 to $17
Volume 55 No. 10 November/December 1996	There's No Place Like Home Page at USDA How We Handled This Season's Big Storm ... Plus, Those Chicken Carcasses
Volume 55 No. 9 October 1996	Full Steam Ahead for USDA's Buyout Plan for FY97...3,750 Fewer of Us Here by January? 'High-Tech Hardware' Helps Us Save Bigtime on Our Energy Costs...This Gives New Meaning to 'Chill Out'
Volume 55 No. 8 September 1996	More Options Can Now Be Used to Assess Performance...But No 'Arbitrary Imposition' Big Changes Ahead for USDA's Workers' Comp Program...No More 'Good Riddance'
Volume 55 No.7 August 1996	USDA's Budget is the First One Approved for FY97...Plus, a Four-Year Buyout Option New Badges + New Guards=Tighter Security
Volume 55 No.6 July 1996	We Honor 106 Award-Winning USDA Achievers USDA Puts Its Stamp on the Summer Olympics...Preparation Wasn't Only by Athletes
Volume 55 No.5 June 1996	We Commemorate 50 Years of School Lunch...Billions and Billions Served "Building Bridges" Marks Theme of Civil Rights Forum
Volume 55 No. 3 March 1996	USDA's FY97 Calls For A Gain of $3.8 Billion; Cut of 885 Staff Years Neither Sleet, Nor Snow, Nor Furlough....A New Chapter in "Customer Service"
Volume 55 No. 1 January 1996	USDA is Ahead of Schedule on Staff Year Reductions and Savings...But "Downsizing is Never Easy" A Synopsis of Our Post-Storm Efforts...Sleeping on Tables; Stolen Batteries

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