The following directives have been recently created
or amended:

January 2012

• DR3441-001 [HTM] [PDF] (01/18/12) USDA Sensitive Compartmented Information Security Program

December 2011

• DR4040-430-003 [HTM] [PDF] (12/28/2011) Senior Executive Service (SES) Performance Management
• DR3640-001 [HTM] [PDF] (12/09/11) Identity, Credential, and Access Management

November 2011

• DR4370-002 [HTM] [PDF] (11/28/11) Providing a Receipt for Service or Denial of Service by the Farm Service Agency, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Rural Business Service, the Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Utilities Service.
• DR1720-001 [HTM] [PDF] (11/02/11) Audit Follow-up and Management Decision

October 2011

• DR4740-001 [HTM] [PDF] (10/18/11) USDA Mentoring Program
• DR4370-001 [HTM] [PDF] (10/11/11) Collection of race, ethnicity, and gender data for civil rights compliance and other purposes in regard to participation in the programs administered by the Farm Service Agency, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Risk Management Agency, the Rural Business Service, the Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Utilities Service.
• DR3515-001 [HTM] [PDF] (10/21/11) Use of Web Measurement and Customization Technologies
• DR3440-001 [HTM] [PDF] (10/05/11) USDA Classified National Security Information Program Regulation

September 2011

• DR1420-002 [HTM] [PDF] (09/19/11) Printing Policy
• DR0100-001 [HTM] [PDF] (09/16/11) Departmental Directives System

August 2011

• SM1075-001 [HTM][PDF] (08/20/11) Delegation of Authority Approve the Memoranda of Understanding between the Land-Grant Universities and USDA Related to Cooperative Extension Programs
• SM1072-002 [HTM][PDF] (08/30/11) Delegation of Authority Approve Selection of State Cooperative Extension Service Directors and Administrators
• DR3903-001 [HTM] [PDF] (08/12/11) Information Discovery and Litigation Support Policy
• SM1074-001 [HTM][PDF] (08/05/11) USDA Scientific Integrity Policy
• DR3085-001 [HTM] [PDF] (08/19/11) Vital Records Management Program
• DR9500-008 [HTM] [PDF] (08/04/11) USDA Policy For Ground Water Quality
• DR1490-002 [HTM] [PDF] (08/04/11) Creative, Media and Broadcast Policy

July 2011

• DR1071-001 [HTM][PDF] (07/15/11) Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental Justice and Executive Order 12898
• SM1072-001 [HTM][PDF] (07/01/11) Delegation of Authority Establish a Competitive Grant Program within the National Institute of Food and Agriculture in Accordance with the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

June 2011

• DR1073-001 [HTM] [PDF] (06/15/11) Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)
• DR4720-001 [HTM] [PDF] (06/03/11) USDA Onboarding Requirements
• DR1070-001 [PDF] (06/03/11) USDA Policy Statement on Climate Change Adaptation

May 2011

• SM1042-156 [HTM] [PDF] (05/30/11) Authority to Approve Road Construction and Timber Harvesting in Certain Lands Administered by the Forest Service
• DR1495-001 [HTM] [PDF] (05/23/11) New Media Roles, Responsibilities, and Authorities

April 2011

• DR4430-792-2 [HTM] [PDF] (04/14/11) Drug Free Workplace Program
• SM1069-001 [HTM] [PDF] (04/29/11) Establishment of the USDA Global Food Security Council

February 2011

• DR1043-027 [HTM] [PDF] (02/07/11) Reestablishment of the National Wildlife Services Advisory Committee
• DR4050-572-001 [HTM] [PDF] (02/03/11) Payment of Travel and Transportation Expenses for New Appointees and Pre-Employment Interviews
• DR1043-044 [HTM] [PDF] (02/09/11) Lake Tahoe Basin Federal Advisory Committee
• DR4040-410 [HTM] [PDF] (02/07/11) Creating Individual Development Plans (IDP)

January 2011

• DR4080-811-002 [HTM] [PDF] (01/25/11) USDA Telework Program
• DR4040-451-1 [HTM] [PDF] (01/20/11) USDA Employee Awards and Recognition Program

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