USDANEWS                                                           VOLUME 58 NO.1 - JANUARY 1999

INSIDE THE "USDA NEWS"

1. USDA Opts Out Of A Buyout For FY 1999
   
   
2. Creative Employees Were Once Again 'Making A Difference' In Anti-Hunger Efforts
     Chopping Veggies, & A 'Food Fight'
   
   
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

• Eileen Fitzgerald was named as the associate administrator of the Rural Housing Service.
  
  
• Ron Hicks was selected as the deputy administrator of the Office of Management in the Food Safety and Inspection Service.
  
  
• Gary Maupin was selected as the deputy administrator for financial management in the Food and Nutrition Service.
  
  
• Blaine Stockton was selected as the assistant administrator for the electric program in the Rural Utilities Service.
  
  
• Humberto Hernandez was selected as the regional conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service's East Region, based in Beltsville, Md.
  
  
• Denise Decker added a new dimension to the phrase "train the trainers" in Brazil.