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- Friday federal headlines - May 24, 2013
Choosing Genetically Engineered Crops
A new USDA report says American farmers continue to choose genetically engineered crops over their conventional counterparts.
A July USDA Economic Research Service report finds the rate of adoption of Genetically Engineered soybeans is up to 93 percent this year; the adoption of all Genetically Engineered cotton climbed to 93 percent; and the adoption of all biotech corn reached 86 percent in 2010.
An April report from the National Research Council notes, many U.S. farmers who grow genetically engineered crops are realizing substantial economic and environmental benefits - such as lower production costs, fewer pest problems, reduced use of pesticides, and better yields.
In 2009, 330 million acres of biotech crops were planted in 25 countries by 14 million farmers.
Alboum gets moving with technology to help solve problems at the Food and Nutrition Service
This week's guest is Jonathan Alboum, chief information officer at the Agriculture Department's Food and Nutrition Service.
July 8, 2010
Indiscretions spur organic changes
The New York Times reports that the Agriculture Department has banned a leading American inspector of organic foods in China for conflicts of interest.
GAO: Agency rules allow conferences at resort locations
A recent GAO report looked at agencies' policies for choosing the locations of conferences and found that cost was the number one factor when it came to planning. Details from GAO's Lorelei St. James.
DoD, USDA putting secure ID cards to work
The military is performing a proof of concept in Utah by putting transit benefits on employees' Common Access Cards. USDA is implementing technology to require the use of HSPD-12 cards to log onto applications.
Williams honored with Franke award
Every year, one distinguished federal IT acquisition manager receives the coveted John J. Franke award for career excellence. The award last night went to Jim Williams, who recently retired from the GSA as the Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service.
Feds expand virtual worlds use
Over a year ago, the U.S. Army, and other branches of the military, were experimenting with the use of the virtual worlds social media site "Second Life" as a recruitment tool. Since that time, the military has branched out into using virtual worlds technology as a tool for collaboration. Now, civilian branches of government are looking to do the same thing. Federal News Radio's Max Cacas has our exclusive coverage of the Third annual Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds Conference, which concludes today at the National Defense University here in D.C..
USDA holds 'Apps for Healthy Kids' contest
Agency wants to use crowdsourcing to help kids eat healthier.
OMB shifts to real time cybersecurity monitoring
New White House guidance calls for agencies to submit data feeds to OMB's Cyberscope tool. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra hopes the information will give agencies a better idea of vulnerabilities and threats to computer networks. Agencies may have to shift money away from traditional reports to upgrade systems to meet new FISMA requirements.
Agencies engage citizens with social collaboration
Agencies across the federal government are embracing the tools of social collaboration to become more accessible to citizens. An IT industry group that includes many federal IT officials heard from three of the top government experts in the field.
Reducing Tick Risk
And the lyme disease that comes with them.
Downer cattle banned from food supply
A loophole closes on the downer ban.
Cleaning Up the Bay from Way Up
Satellite images are now being used as part of an effort to clean up the Chesapeake Bay.
Department of Agriculture
Boyd Rutherford Assistant Secretary for Administration January 5th and 7th, 2009
Graduate School, USDA & fed IT professionals
Sharon Fratta-Hill, Phd.
VP of Academic Programs and Continuing Ed.
Graduate School, USDA
December 2nd, 2008
Information Revolution, Part 2
Data relevancy taking over data accessibility
