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Lead Articles |
Volume 59
No.5 July-August 2000 |
- USDA Issues Revised Civil Rights Policy; Launches Several New
Initiatives
- Our Employees Are Creative, Innovative In Promoting &
Advancing Civil Rights At USDA
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Volume 59
No.4 June 2000 |
- We Honor 122 Award-Winning USDA Achievers
- How We Helped Tribal Schools Get Our Surplus Computers...No More Waiting 'Till 2 A.M. To Study
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Volume 59
No.3 April - May 2000 |
- You Don't Like That USDA Rule? Maybe You Can Waive It...Plus, A 30-Day Streamlined Process
- Digital Images Help AMS Inspectors Make The Grade
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Volume 59
No.2 March 2000 |
- Some New Guidance On The Use of Travel Charge Cards...And Coming Soon: A Late Fee
- We're Helping Spread The Word To Fill Out 'Census 2000'
Forms...Didn't Complete? Don't
Complain
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Volume 59
No.1 January-February 2000 |
- USDA's 2001 Budget Calls For Cut Of $5.2 Billion, Gain Of 2,346
Fed Staff Years
- USDA Is Highlighting 'Family-Friendly' Tools In The
Workplace...To Be: The 'Employer Of
Choice'
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Volume 58
No.9 December 1999 |
- USDA's 'COOP Plan' Is Another Form Of Emergency
Planning...Which Missions Simply Must Go
On?
- We're Collecting More Of Those Delinquent Debts
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Volume 58
No.8 October - November 1999 |
- USDA's Budget For FY 2000 Is Signed Into Law
- Here Is The Latest Progress Report On Our Readiness For
Y2K...Next Stop; The New Millennium
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Volume 58
No.7 September 1999 |
- Using Public Transit Can Put Cash Back In Our Pockets ...Subways Qualify; Car Pools Don't
- Now, Thursday Nights Mean More Than Just "ER" On TV
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Volume 58
No.6 July-August 1999 |
- We're Revitalizing 'Adopt-A-School'And USDA Wants You
...Students, Science Fairs, Tutors,
Trains
- Pork Purchase Sets Precedent In Foreign Food Aid
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Volume 58
No.5 June 1999 |
- We Honor 101 Award-Winning USDA Achievers
- USDA Scores A 'Federal First' In Facility Support...And A 'JWOD Prototype' For Field Sites
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Volume 58
No. 4 May 1999 |
- How We're Helping The Refugees From Kosovo...Plus, Our Food Aid May Result In Roads
- A Chance To Revise Your Life Insurance For The New
Millennium...Salary Caps Out; Foster Children
In
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Volume 58
No. 3 March-April 1999 |
- Workplace Violence: It's Real--But We're Responding...'Stand-downs,' And Use Of Satellites
- A New Approach To Resolving Conflicts at The Department
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Volume 58
No. 2 February 1999 |
- USDA's 2000 Budget Calls For Cut Of $4.1 Billion, Gain Of 412
Fed Staff Years
- We've Been Enlisted To Help Conserve Military Lands Around The
World...Part Of "The Latest
Generation"
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Volume 58
No. 1 January 1999 |
- USDA Opts Out Of A Buyout For FY 1999
- Creative Employees Were Once Again 'Making A Difference' In
Anti-Hunger Efforts...Chopping Veggies, & A
'Food Fight'
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Volume 57
No. 9 November-December 1998 |
- We've Been Innovative In Our Workers' Comp ProgramUSDA Opts Out
Of A Buyout For FY 1999...2 For 1 'Carrots'
& $5,000 'Sticks'
- 'Georges' Was Unique, And Our Assistance Was Especially
Needed
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Volume 57
No. 8 October 1998 |
- USDA's Budget For FY 1999 Is Signed Into Law
- We're Trying Out Some New Methods Of Disaster
Assistance...El Nino Is Gone--But Not
Forgotten
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Volume 57
No. 7 September 1998 |
- Some New Tools We're Using To Help Collect Delinquent
Debts...From Loan Borrowers to
Arsonists
- How We Responded In The Afermath Of The Embassy Bombings
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Volume 57
No. 6 August 1998 |
- 'Twas Long Awaited And Hotly Debated; It's 'Open Season' To
Switch To FERS...And If You Do It, It's
Irrevocable
- 'Convergence' Is In; 3 Separate Support Structures Are
Out...Next Stop: October 1
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Volume 57
No. 5 June/July 1998 |
- We Honor 110 Award-Winning USDA Achievers
- How Our Colleagues Coped with Evacuation from a Foreign
Hotspot...One Luggage Item, No Pets,
Uncertainty
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Volume 57
No. 4 May 1998 |
- Here Is Our Progress On The Year 2000 Computer Problem
- New Linkage Can Help You In Your Job Search, Online...And Up Next: 'Electronic Resumes'
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Volume 57
No. 3 April 1998 |
- At The One-Year Mark, Here Is Our Progress On The Civil Rights
Recommendations
- For In-House Use, Now We're Relying On The IntrAnet...Security, Plus More Bells & Whistles
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Volume 57
No. 2 March 1998 |
- 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
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Volume 57
No. 1 Jan.- Feb. 1998 |
- How USDA Collects The Money That Its Customers Owe...From Foot Power, To Electronic
- A Unique Team Helps To Suppress Fires In Indonesia...Bigger Than The Size Of Tennessee
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Volume 56
No. 10 Nov. - Dec. 1997 |
- USDA's Budget For FY 1998 Is Signed Into Law...Plus, The New Line-Item Veto
- USDA's Buyout Plan For FY 1998 Is Now In Gear...2,838 Fewer Of Us Here By January?
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Volume 56
No. 9 October 1997 |
- Our Career Center Still Offers Services--Only Now There's A New
Mission...But YOU Still Manage Your Career
- It Once Took Days; Now Mere Minutes--Plus, No Paperwork...Hey, All You Lenders: Listen Up!
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Volume 56
No.8 September 1997 |
- USDA Adopts Its Own Policy On Reprisals...It's To Ensure Fairness And Consistency
- Watch This Space: Your Employee Pub Is Being
Computerized...But Goodbye Green--At Least For
Now
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Volume 56
No. 7 Auguest 1997 |
- Employee Efforts In Food Recovery Make A Difference...No Time To Waste
- Our Test Lab Will Result in "Better Ways To Do Things"
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Volume 56
No. 6 June - July 1997 |
- GPRA Is Putting Its Stamp On How We Do Business At
USDA....It's A Whole New Ball Game
- We Honor 93 Award-Winning USDA Achievers
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Volume 56
No. 5 May 1997 |
- Here Is Our Progress on the Civil Rights Recommendations
- Our Work Force Looks Like This, Statistically
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Volume 56
No. 4 April 1997 |
- We're Racing to Reprogram Our Computer Systems Before Jan. 1,
2000...There's No Single 'Silver
Bullet'
- It's Springtime and Our Post-Flood Repairs Have Begun
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Volume 56
No. 3 March 1997 |
- Glickman Announces Civil Rights Plans; Releases Team
Report
- Our "New Look" Helps Reflect a "One USDA" Message...Two Colors--Not Six--Save Money
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Volume 56
No. 2 February 1997 |
- USDA's FY98 Budget Calls for a Gain of $4.6 Billion; Cut of
1,790 Fed Staff Years
- When We Leave USDA, Our Federal Records Don't Go With
Us...They Add to the "Institutional
Memory"
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Volume 56
No. 1 January 1997 |
- A New Year + A New Reg=No Smoking at USDA
- USDA Initiates New Purchase Cards and "Convenience Checks"...
Reduced from $77 to $32 to $17
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Volume 55
No. 10 November/December 1996 |
- There's No Place Like Home Page at USDA
- How We Handled This Season's Big Storm ...
Plus, Those Chicken Carcasses
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Volume 55
No. 9 October 1996 |
- Full Steam Ahead for USDA's Buyout Plan for FY97...3,750 Fewer of Us Here by January?
- 'High-Tech Hardware' Helps Us Save Bigtime on Our Energy
Costs...This Gives New Meaning to 'Chill
Out'
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Volume 55
No. 8 September 1996 |
- More Options Can Now Be Used to Assess Performance...But No 'Arbitrary Imposition'
- Big Changes Ahead for USDA's Workers' Comp Program...No More 'Good Riddance'
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Volume 55
No.7 August 1996 |
- USDA's Budget is the First One Approved for FY97...Plus, a
Four-Year Buyout Option
- New Badges + New Guards=Tighter Security
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Volume 55
No.6 July 1996 |
- We Honor 106 Award-Winning USDA Achievers
- USDA Puts Its Stamp on the Summer Olympics...Preparation Wasn't Only by Athletes
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Volume 55
No.5 June 1996 |
- We Commemorate 50 Years of School Lunch...Billions and Billions
Served
- "Building Bridges" Marks Theme of Civil Rights Forum
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Volume 55 No.
3 March 1996 |
- USDA's FY97 Calls For A Gain of $3.8 Billion; Cut of 885 Staff
Years
- Neither Sleet, Nor Snow, Nor Furlough....A New Chapter in
"Customer Service"
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Volume 55 No.
1 January 1996 |
- USDA is Ahead of Schedule on Staff Year Reductions and
Savings...But "Downsizing is Never Easy"
- A Synopsis of Our Post-Storm Efforts...Sleeping on Tables;
Stolen Batteries
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