Included In This Issue: • 2004 Proposed Budget • Shuttle Tragedy • Lewis and Clark • Secretary's Column • USDA Headquarters • Employees.... happen • Lyng & Freeman • Editor's Roundup • Calendar Highlights • About USDA News • Past Issues • Home USDA VOLUME 62 NO.1 — January - March 2003

Months of March Women's History Month USDA headquarters and field offices (202) 720-7314 or (202) 720-6382 (TTY) Month of March National Nutrition Month USDA headquarters and field offices (703) 305-2298 or 1-800-877-8339 (TTY) May 14-16 CYFAR (Children, Youth, and Families at Risk) 2003 Conference Minneapolis, Minn. (202) 720-5075 or 1-800-877-8339 (TTY)