[PDF] Top 20 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BEFORE THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

... Giovanna Leopardi, Appeals Coordinator, United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Centralized Servicing Center, St. Louis, Missouri, for the Respondent (USDA Rural ... See full document

... Watson appeal only the Chief ALJ’s 21-day suspension of Barnesville as a registrant under the Packers and Stockyards Act; they do not appeal the cease and desist provision of the Chief A[r] ... See full document

... the Secretary if such applicant furnishes a surety bond in the form and amount satisfactory to the Secretary as assurance that his business will be conducted in accordance with this chapter and that he will ... See full document

... This memorandum demonstrates that relevant documents and testimony from a prior administrative milk order hearing are admissible in a subsequent federal milk order hearing, notwithstandi[r] ... See full document

... Respondents failed to provide an adequate method to drain e x cess water from animal enclosures, and the enclosures for eight animals , including muntjac , black-haired sheep , [r] ... See full document

... is before the Office of Administrative Law Judges (“OALJ”) upon the request of Ernesto Hinojosa (“Petitioner”) for a hearing to address the existence or amount of a debt alleged to be due to the United ... See full document

... Appendix E: Jefferson Solutions Resumes Allan V. Burman: Under Dr. Burman’s leadership as the President of Jefferson Solutions, Jefferson has provided acquisition support to over 48 federal departments and agencies. ... See full document

... Under Secretary, I’ve had the opportunity to see some of them first-hand and to listen to the stories of the people who have become homeowners, accessed the Internet, and expanded their businesses because of the ... See full document

... the Secretary of Agriculture in its implementation plan that the projects met all Recovery Act requirements; the plan further stated that the “majority” of projects could be started in fiscal year ... See full document

... inconsistent interpretation of its regulations. Additionally, effective management and oversight are essential to reduce the risk of inadvertent release of regulated GE crops in the environment. Within APHIS, the BRS ... See full document

... 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, and most Indian tribal State agencies have implemented cost ... See full document

... The Department will assist developing countries in establishing robust agricultural statistics programs through technical assistance and ...(USAID), Department of State, Department of Defense, and ... See full document

... By the time the planted cotton has grown high enough to produce squares the weevils have become more numerous, and those which have developed from the gen- eration on volunteer cotton at[r] ... See full document

... U.S. Department of Agriculture prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, ... See full document

... help States write effective notices of SNAP denial and terminations for SNAP purposes, which will include recommendations and best practices to support simple and clear notices to SNAP ...that States can ... See full document

... First, RO staff shall use Section V of the ABA WD ME Guide to conduct readiness assessments in States that are anticipated to transition off of a Statewide ABA WD time limit waiver [r] ... See full document

... The audit objective was to analyze transaction data for USDA employee travel cards in order to identify any inappropriate transactions and to determine if OCFO and the agencies are per[r] ... See full document

... While we acknowledge that OCIO has made progress in addressing USDA’s security posture, there is further need for improvement. Since 2009, we have noted that OCIO should prioritize its efforts to mitigate IT security ... See full document

... performance, collect improper payments, and determine whether they should be awarded new agreements. FAS officials said that the new FAIS will report cumulative agreement results in the semiannual LogMon reports. FAS ... See full document

... Maintaining Consistent Grade Levels Finally, we noted that there may be issues with the accuracy of some of the cameras industry is using. In the past, AMS stated that its graders are 94 percent accurate, but since the ... See full document