USDANEWS                                                           VOLUME 58 NO5 - JUNE 1999

INSIDE THE "USDA NEWS"

1. We Honor 101 Award-Winning USDA Achievers
   
   
2. USDA Scores A 'Federal First' In Facility Support
       And A 'JWOD Prototype' For Field Sites
   
   
3. Secretary Dan Glickman [Spanish version]
   
   
4. USDA Spotlights Its "Unsung Heroes"
   
   
5. USDA-Sponsored Calendar Highlights
   
   
6. Editor's Roundup -- USDA people in the news

• Patrick Steel was named as the associate administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service.
  
  
• Dwight Holman was selected as the deputy chief for management in the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
  
  
• Maurice Mausbach was selected as the deputy chief for soil survey and resource assessment in the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
  
  
• Roberta "Bobbie" Purcell was selected as the assistant administrator for telecommunications in the Rural Utilities Service.
  
  
• Kim Smith 's activities "truly touched...hearts at a time when they were breaking..."