USDANEWS VOLUME 57 NO.1 -JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1998

INSIDE THE "USDA NEWS"

1. How USDA Collects The Money That Its Customers Owe
             From Foot Power, To Electronic
   
   
2. A Unique Team Helps To Suppress Fires In Indonesia
             Bigger Than The Size Of Tennessee
   
   
3. Secretary Dan Glickman [Spanish version]
   
   
4. Employees make these things....HAPPEN!
   
   
5. USDA-Sponsored Calendar Highlights
   
   
6. Editor's Roundup -- USDA people in the news

• Caren Wilcox was appointed as deputy under secretary for food safety.

• Mark Mina was selected as the deputy administrator for the Office of Field Operations in the Food Safety and Inspection Service.

• Kaye Wachsmuth was selected as deputy administrator for the Office of Public Health and Science in the Food Safety and Inspection Service.

• Harold Davis was selected as deputy administrator of the packers and stockyards programs in the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration.

• Ron Stewart was selected as the deputy chief for programs and legislation for the Forest Service.

• Angel Cielo was selected as the deputy administrator for international services in the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

• So, just how did Janet Wagoner and Judy Lundgren ensure a dependable supply of shredded paper?