USDANEWS
VOLUME 57 NO.2 -MARCH 1998

INSIDE THE "USDA NEWS"
- 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
- Secretary Dan Glickman
[Spanish version]
- Employees make these things....HAPPEN!
- USDA-Sponsored Calendar Highlights
- Editor's Roundup -- USDA people in the
news
Julie Paradis
was named as deputy under secretary for food, nutrition,
and consumer services.
Pearlie Reed
was selected as the 11th chief of the Natural Resources
Conservation Service.
Enrique Figueroa
was appointed as administrator of the Agricultural
Marketing Service.
Danny Sells
was selected as associate chief of the Natural Resources
Conservation Service.
Vicki Hicks
was appointed as deputy administrator for commodity
operations in the Farm Service Agency.
- Jim Firth
has a "Titanic-like tale" about the Chestnut Hill.