Senate Health Chairman Lamar Alexander, R-TN, has announced the confirmation hearing on the nomination of Dr. Stephen M. Hahn to serve as Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. The confirmation hearing before the Senate
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After the Secretary, USDA’s 4 most important jobs remain vacant
The United States of America is 400 days into President Donald J. Trump’s administration, yet four top USDA jobs remain vacant. The vacant positions aren’t what you call insignificant. After the Secretary of Agriculture, they…
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Letter From The Editor: Let’s be done with the U.S. Senate
Okay, would any us know or care if the United States Senate ceased to exist? Nebraska, with its unicameral, is a well-run state. And the U.S. Senate original purpose was to represent the states in…
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Out with the old, in with the new-ish in USDA’s No. 2 post
The Al Almanza decade as USDA’s most important figure in food safety is ending, and Stephen Censky is coming in as…
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USDA Scientist Wins ‘Sammie’ Award for Food Safety Work
Hyun Lillehoj, Ph.D., has won an “Oscar of government service” for her work in food safety at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In her 30 years with USDA, Lillehoj has studied the immune systems of…
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