USDA FSIS Announces New Deputy Administrator of Field Operations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Robert Bane will join FSIS’ Office of the Administrator as deputy administrator of field operations.

Bane will serve alongside Deputy Administrator Denise Eblen, who will focus on FSIS’ science and policy work.

Bane brings decades of experience to the position and has served in several leadership positions within FSIS, most recently as executive associate for regulatory operations within the Office of Field Operations (OFO). Prior to this, he was assistant administrator of the Office of Investigation, Enforcement and Audit. Bane will continue working from the USDA FSIS Springdale District Office in Springdale, Ark.

Additional leadership changes were made in OFO, the Office of Management (OM), and the Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Education (OPACE). Melissa Moore was named assistant administrator of OFO, Natalie Duncan assumed the role of assistant administrator of OM, and Karen Hunter transitioned from her role as acting deputy assistant administrator of OFO to become the assistant administrator of OPACE.