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Volume 59 No.5
July-August 2000
  1. USDA Issues Revised Civil Rights Policy; Launches Several New Initiatives
  2. Our Employees Are Creative, Innovative In Promoting & Advancing Civil Rights At USDA
Volume 59 No.4
June 2000
  1. We Honor 122 Award-Winning USDA Achievers
  2. How We Helped Tribal Schools Get Our Surplus Computers...No More Waiting 'Till 2 A.M. To Study
Volume 59 No.3
April - May 2000
  1. You Don't Like That USDA Rule? Maybe You Can Waive It...Plus, A 30-Day Streamlined Process
  2. Digital Images Help AMS Inspectors Make The Grade
Volume 59 No.2
March 2000
  1. Some New Guidance On The Use of Travel Charge Cards...And Coming Soon: A Late Fee
  2. We're Helping Spread The Word To Fill Out 'Census 2000' Forms...Didn't Complete? Don't Complain
Volume 59 No.1
January-February 2000
  1. USDA's 2001 Budget Calls For Cut Of $5.2 Billion, Gain Of 2,346 Fed Staff Years
  2. USDA Is Highlighting 'Family-Friendly' Tools In The Workplace...To Be: The 'Employer Of Choice'
Volume 58 No.9
December 1999
  1. USDA's 'COOP Plan' Is Another Form Of Emergency Planning...Which Missions Simply Must Go On?
  2. We're Collecting More Of Those Delinquent Debts
Volume 58 No.8
October - November 1999
  1. USDA's Budget For FY 2000 Is Signed Into Law
  2. Here Is The Latest Progress Report On Our Readiness For Y2K...Next Stop; The New Millennium
Volume 58 No.7
September 1999
  1. Using Public Transit Can Put Cash Back In Our Pockets ...Subways Qualify; Car Pools Don't
  2. Now, Thursday Nights Mean More Than Just "ER" On TV
Volume 58 No.6
July-August 1999
  1. We're Revitalizing 'Adopt-A-School'—And USDA Wants You ...Students, Science Fairs, Tutors, Trains
  2. Pork Purchase Sets Precedent In Foreign Food Aid
Volume 58 No.5
June 1999
  1. We Honor 101 Award-Winning USDA Achievers
  2. USDA Scores A 'Federal First' In Facility Support...And A 'JWOD Prototype' For Field Sites
Volume 58 No. 4
May 1999
  1. How We're Helping The Refugees From Kosovo...Plus, Our Food Aid May Result In Roads
  2. A Chance To Revise Your Life Insurance For The New Millennium...Salary Caps Out; Foster Children In
Volume 58 No. 3
March-April 1999
  1. Workplace Violence: It's Real--But We're Responding...'Stand-downs,' And Use Of Satellites
  2. A New Approach To Resolving Conflicts at The Department
Volume 58 No. 2
February 1999
  1. USDA's 2000 Budget Calls For Cut Of $4.1 Billion, Gain Of 412 Fed Staff Years
  2. We've Been Enlisted To Help Conserve Military Lands Around The World...Part Of "The Latest Generation"
Volume 58 No. 1
January 1999
  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'
Volume 57 No. 9
November-December 1998
  1. We've Been Innovative In Our Workers' Comp ProgramUSDA Opts Out Of A Buyout For FY 1999...2 For 1 'Carrots' & $5,000 'Sticks'
  2. 'Georges' Was Unique, And Our Assistance Was Especially Needed
Volume 57 No. 8
October 1998
  1. USDA's Budget For FY 1999 Is Signed Into Law
  2. We're Trying Out Some New Methods Of Disaster Assistance...El Nino Is Gone--But Not Forgotten
Volume 57 No. 7
September 1998
  1. Some New Tools We're Using To Help Collect Delinquent Debts...From Loan Borrowers to Arsonists
  2. How We Responded In The Afermath Of The Embassy Bombings
Volume 57 No. 6
August 1998
  1. 'Twas Long Awaited And Hotly Debated; It's 'Open Season' To Switch To FERS...And If You Do It, It's Irrevocable
  2. 'Convergence' Is In; 3 Separate Support Structures Are Out...Next Stop: October 1
Volume 57 No. 5
June/July 1998
  1. We Honor 110 Award-Winning USDA Achievers
  2. How Our Colleagues Coped with Evacuation from a Foreign Hotspot...One Luggage Item, No Pets, Uncertainty
Volume 57 No. 4
May 1998
  1. Here Is Our Progress On The Year 2000 Computer Problem
  2. New Linkage Can Help You In Your Job Search, Online...And Up Next: 'Electronic Resumes'
Volume 57 No. 3
April 1998
  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
Volume 57 No. 2
March 1998
  1. USDA's FY99 Budget Calls For A Gain Of $3.1 Billion: Cut Of 1,964 Fed Staff Years
  2. We Got Creative In Our Latest Food Drive Efforts...From Raffles To Red Beans And Rice
Volume 57 No. 1
Jan.- Feb. 1998
  1. How USDA Collects The Money That Its Customers Owe...From Foot Power, To Electronic
  2. A Unique Team Helps To Suppress Fires In Indonesia...Bigger Than The Size Of Tennessee
Volume 56 No. 10
Nov. - Dec. 1997
  1. USDA's Budget For FY 1998 Is Signed Into Law...Plus, The New Line-Item Veto
  2. USDA's Buyout Plan For FY 1998 Is Now In Gear...2,838 Fewer Of Us Here By January?
Volume 56 No. 9
October 1997
  1. Our Career Center Still Offers Services--Only Now There's A New Mission...But YOU Still Manage Your Career
  2. It Once Took Days; Now Mere Minutes--Plus, No Paperwork...Hey, All You Lenders: Listen Up!
Volume 56 No.8
September 1997
  1. USDA Adopts Its Own Policy On Reprisals...It's To Ensure Fairness And Consistency
  2. Watch This Space: Your Employee Pub Is Being Computerized...But Goodbye Green--At Least For Now
Volume 56 No. 7
Auguest 1997
  1. Employee Efforts In Food Recovery Make A Difference...No Time To Waste
  2. Our Test Lab Will Result in "Better Ways To Do Things"
Volume 56 No. 6
June - July 1997
  1. GPRA Is Putting Its Stamp On How We Do Business At USDA....It's A Whole New Ball Game
  2. We Honor 93 Award-Winning USDA Achievers
Volume 56 No. 5
May 1997
  1. Here Is Our Progress on the Civil Rights Recommendations
  2. Our Work Force Looks Like This, Statistically
Volume 56 No. 4
April 1997
  1. We're Racing to Reprogram Our Computer Systems Before Jan. 1, 2000...There's No Single 'Silver Bullet'
  2. It's Springtime and Our Post-Flood Repairs Have Begun
Volume 56 No. 3
March 1997
  1. Glickman Announces Civil Rights Plans; Releases Team Report
  2. Our "New Look" Helps Reflect a "One USDA" Message...Two Colors--Not Six--Save Money
Volume 56 No. 2
February 1997
  1. USDA's FY98 Budget Calls for a Gain of $4.6 Billion; Cut of 1,790 Fed Staff Years
  2. When We Leave USDA, Our Federal Records Don't Go With Us...They Add to the "Institutional Memory"
Volume 56 No. 1
January 1997
  1. A New Year + A New Reg=No Smoking at USDA
  2. USDA Initiates New Purchase Cards and "Convenience Checks"... Reduced from $77 to $32 to $17
Volume 55 No. 10
November/December 1996
  1. There's No Place Like Home Page at USDA
  2. How We Handled This Season's Big Storm ... Plus, Those Chicken Carcasses
Volume 55 No. 9
October 1996
  1. Full Steam Ahead for USDA's Buyout Plan for FY97...3,750 Fewer of Us Here by January?
  2. 'High-Tech Hardware' Helps Us Save Bigtime on Our Energy Costs...This Gives New Meaning to 'Chill Out'
Volume 55 No. 8
September 1996
  1. More Options Can Now Be Used to Assess Performance...But No 'Arbitrary Imposition'
  2. Big Changes Ahead for USDA's Workers' Comp Program...No More 'Good Riddance'
Volume 55 No.7
August 1996
  1. USDA's Budget is the First One Approved for FY97...Plus, a Four-Year Buyout Option
  2. New Badges + New Guards=Tighter Security
Volume 55 No.6
July 1996
  1. We Honor 106 Award-Winning USDA Achievers
  2. USDA Puts Its Stamp on the Summer Olympics...Preparation Wasn't Only by Athletes
Volume 55 No.5
June 1996
  1. We Commemorate 50 Years of School Lunch...Billions and Billions Served
  2. "Building Bridges" Marks Theme of Civil Rights Forum
Volume 55 No. 3
March 1996
  1. USDA's FY97 Calls For A Gain of $3.8 Billion; Cut of 885 Staff Years
  2. Neither Sleet, Nor Snow, Nor Furlough....A New Chapter in "Customer Service"
Volume 55 No. 1
January 1996
  1. USDA is Ahead of Schedule on Staff Year Reductions and Savings...But "Downsizing is Never Easy"
  2. A Synopsis of Our Post-Storm Efforts...Sleeping on Tables; Stolen Batteries


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