The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food. (wikipedia.org)
USDA is a member of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, where it is committed to working with other agencies to ensure these mainstream benefits have been accessed by those experiencing homelessness. (wikipedia.org)
The program will provide costshare assistance, through participating States, to organic crop and livestock producers receiving certification or incurring expenses for the continuation of certification by a USDA accredited certifying agent during the period of October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014. (justia.com)
United States Department of Agriculture , abbreviated USDA ) is part of the Federal Government of the United States and is headquartered in Washington, DC (1400 Independence Ave., SW). (zxc.wiki)
Participants meet directly with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agencies to learn about opportunities are available for their respective institutions and their students. (publicnow.com)
I spent a week in Washington D.C. interacting with other fellows as well as leaders from various USDA departments. (publicnow.com)
Starting in January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) detected highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus in wild birds in the United States followed by multiple detections in U.S. commercial poultry and backyard bird flocks [1,2]. (cdc.gov)
During January 13, 2022, through April 27, 2022, USDA APHIS reported more than 899 detections of wild birds infected with HPAI A(H5N1) virus in 33 states [1]. (cdc.gov)
America1
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998, 5 U.S.C. 3345, et seq . (ucsb.edu)
Forest Service1
The United States Forest Service is the largest agency within the department, which administers national forests and national grasslands that together comprise about 25% of federal lands. (wikipedia.org)
People's department1
Lincoln called it the "people's department", owing to the fact that over half of the nation at the time was directly or indirectly involved in agriculture or agribusiness. (wikipedia.org)
20222
A person has tested positive for avian influenza A(H5) virus (H5 bird flu) in the U.S., as confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and reported by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment on April 28, 2022. (cdc.gov)
A second respiratory specimen from the same patient was collected on April 26, 2022, and tested negative for influenza viruses on April 27, 2022, by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Laboratory Services. (cdc.gov)
Economic Researc1
Food security assessment / U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (who.int)
USDA's2
I learned about USDA's funding initiatives to help HSIs excel at education and research in agriculture and allied areas. (publicnow.com)
The fellowship also provided me with the unparalleled opportunity to spend an interactive week with Professor James Giovannoni, who heads USDA's Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health and serves as professor at Cornell University's Boyce Thompson Institute. (publicnow.com)
Agencies4
The DHS incorporates several dozen offices and agencies, many of them previously assigned to other departments and some entirely new. (faqs.org)
On January 24, 2003, DHS began operation at its new headquarters at a former U.S. Navy facility, the Nebraska Avenue Center in Washington, D.C. Most agencies scheduled for transfer to the new department were officially moved in a special March 1, 2003, ceremony attended by the President. (faqs.org)
State Department of Agriculture refers to agencies, commissions, or departments of State government responsible for implementing regulation, policy or programs on agriculture within their State. (justia.com)
This is because many of their employees merely supervise contracts with private independent contractors or grants (especially categorical grants) to state or local government agencies who are primarily responsible for providing services directly to the general public. (wikipedia.org)
Interior3
In 1849, the Patent Office was transferred to the newly created Department of the Interior. (wikipedia.org)
Department of Natural Resources, proposed by the Eisenhower administration, President Richard Nixon, the 1976 GOP national platform, and by Bill Daley (as a consolidation of the Departments of the Interior and Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency). (wikipedia.org)
Department of Conservation (renamed Department of the Interior), proposed by President Franklin Roosevelt in January 1937. (wikipedia.org)
Cabinet6
It is headed by the secretary of agriculture, who reports directly to the president of the United States and is a member of the president's Cabinet. (wikipedia.org)
On May 15, 1862, Abraham Lincoln established the independent Department of Agriculture through the Morrill Act to be headed by a commissioner without Cabinet status. (wikipedia.org)
Business interests sought a Department of Commerce and Industry, and farmers tried to raise the Department of Agriculture to Cabinet rank. (wikipedia.org)
Congress later approved President Bush's plan for a cabinet-level Department of Homeland Security to fight terrorism. (faqs.org)
Meanwhile, in November 2002, Congress passed the Homeland Security Act, legislation creating a permanent Cabinet-level department. (faqs.org)
The heads of departments are members of the Cabinet of the United States, an executive organ that normally acts as an advisory body to the president. (wikipedia.org)
16) Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Congressional Relations. (ucsb.edu)
Each department is headed by a secretary whose title echoes the title of their respective department, with the exception of the Department of Justice, whose head is known as the attorney general. (wikipedia.org)
They are included in order of their respective department's formation, with the exception of the Secretary of Defense, whose position in the line of succession is based on when the Department of War was formed. (wikipedia.org)
Department of Industry and Commerce, proposed by Secretary of the Treasury William Windom in a speech given at a Chamber of Commerce dinner in May 1881. (wikipedia.org)
Congress4
The initial appropriation request from the president to Congress was for nearly $40 billion, and many pundits judged that with the task before it, the new department would need every penny. (faqs.org)
To enforce a strong separation of powers, the federal Constitution's Ineligibility Clause expressly prohibits executive branch employees (including heads of executive departments) from simultaneously serving in Congress, and vice versa. (wikipedia.org)
Accordingly, in sharp contrast to virtually all other Western democracies (parliamentary systems) where ministers are selected to form a government from members of parliament, American legislators who are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate to serve as heads of executive departments must resign from Congress before assuming their new positions. (wikipedia.org)
Department of Peace, proposed by Senator Matthew Neely in the 1930s, Congressman Dennis Kucinich, 2020 and 2024 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson, and other members of the U.S. Congress. (wikipedia.org)
APHIS1
Since then, APHIS has identified 247 HPAI A(H5N1) outbreaks among commercial poultry or backyard bird flocks in 29 states involving more than 35 million birds. (cdc.gov)
Labor1
Department of Business and Labor, proposed by President Lyndon Johnson. (wikipedia.org)
Hunger2
It aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and production, works to assure food safety, protects natural resources, fosters rural communities and works to end hunger in the United States and internationally. (wikipedia.org)
It also promotes healthy eating and fights hunger both within the United States and abroad. (zxc.wiki)
Bureau2
In the ensuing years, agitation for a separate bureau within the department or a separate department devoted to agriculture kept recurring. (wikipedia.org)
ing and experience and the exercise of independent judgment, or as chief clerk to supervise the general business operations of a small, independent establishment or a minor bureau or division of an executive department, or to supervise a large or important office organization engaged in difficult and specialized work. (co.ke)
Conservation2
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) mission is to protect and preserve South Dakota's agriculture, environment, and natural resources through effective regulatory services, natural resource conservation, and financial and technical assistance. (nasda.org)
DANR has five divisions: Agriculture and Environmental Services, Resource Conservation and Forestry, the Office of Water, Financial and Technical Assistance, and the State Fair. (nasda.org)
Education2
Welcome to our education for youth in agriculture resource website. (unmc.edu)
As is evident from the chart below, several executive departments (Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and Transportation) have disproportionately small employee headcounts in contrast to the size of their budgets. (wikipedia.org)
Evident1
Ellsworth's interest in aiding agriculture was evident in his annual reports that called for a public depository to preserve and distribute the various new seeds and plants, a clerk to collect agricultural statistics, the preparation of statewide reports about crops in different regions, and the application of chemistry to agriculture. (wikipedia.org)
Federal executive1
The United States federal executive departments are the principal units of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States. (wikipedia.org)
Services1
A joint venture led by the NE DHHS in conjunction with the NE Dept of Ag , UNL Extension Services , Nebraska FFA Association and the UNMC . (unmc.edu)
Employees1
In 1942, the Department's press department alone had 711 permanent and 20,543 part-time employees, costing US taxpayers $ 11.9 million a year in salaries and printing. (zxc.wiki)
President6
The executive departments are the administrative arms of the president of the United States. (wikipedia.org)
The heads of the executive departments are appointed by the president and take office after confirmation by the United States Senate, and serve at the pleasure of the president. (wikipedia.org)
The heads of executive departments are included in the line of succession to the president, in the event of a vacancy in the presidency, after the vice president, the speaker of the House and the president pro tempore of the Senate. (wikipedia.org)
Department of Social Welfare, proposed by President Franklin Roosevelt in January 1937. (wikipedia.org)
Department of Public Works, proposed by President Franklin Roosevelt in January 1937. (wikipedia.org)
Department of Urban Affairs and Housing, proposed by President John F. Kennedy. (wikipedia.org)
Local government1
government, except in presentation to the executive branch of any State or local government itself. (hhs.gov)
Assistance3
ACTION: Notice of Funds Availability: Inviting Grant Applications from State Departments of Agriculture for the Agricultural Management Assistance Organic Certification Cost-Share Program. (justia.com)
To participate in the program, eligible States, through their State Departments of Agriculture, must complete an Application for Federal Assistance (Standard Form 424). (justia.com)
The US Department of Agriculture reported monthly on the needy US citizens who took advantage of the state food program SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). (zxc.wiki)
Head1
They are analogous to ministries common in parliamentary or semi-presidential systems but (the United States being a presidential system) they are led by a head of government who is also the head of state. (wikipedia.org)
Washington1
In 1868, the department moved into the new Department of Agriculture Building in Washington, designed by famed D.C. architect Adolf Cluss. (wikipedia.org)
Official1
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. (hhs.gov)
Serves1
b) If any two or more individuals designated in paragraphs (12) and (13) of subsection (a) were sworn in to, or commenced service in, their respective offices on the same day, precedence shall be determined by the alphabetical order of the State in which the individual serves. (ucsb.edu)
Offices1
Located on the National Mall between 12th Street and 14th SW, the department had offices for its staff and the entire width of the Mall up to B Street NW to plant and experiment with plants. (wikipedia.org)
Important1
Agriculture is very important in Nebraska and as such we need to be aware of what zoonosis are and how to prevent them. (unmc.edu)