USDANEWS VOLUME 57 NO.3 -APRIL 1998

INSIDE THE "USDA NEWS"

1. At The One-Year Mark, Here Is Our Progress On The Civil Rights Recommendations
   

2. For In-House Use, Now We're Relying On The IntrAnet
             Security, Plus More Bells & Whistles
   
   
3. Secretary Dan Glickman [Spanish version]
   
   
4. Administrative Nuggets
   
   
5. Employees make these things....HAPPEN!
   
   
6. USDA-Sponsored Calendar Highlights
   
   
7. Editor's Roundup -- USDA people in the news

• Sally Thompson was sworn in as USDA's Chief Financial Officer.

• Ed Knipling was selected as associate administrator of the Agricultural Research Service.

• Patricia Sheikh was selected as the deputy administrator for international trade policy in the Foreign Agricultural Service.

• David Harris was selected as associate general counsel for civil rights in the Office of the General Counsel.

• Ted Bell was selected as regional administrator for the Food and Nutrition Service's Midwest Region, based in Chicago.

• Allen Ng was selected as administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service's Western Region, based in San Francisco.

• The furnishings were shabby at this Reservation Office until John Merz took action.