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Agency Snapshot:
Department of Agriculture The Department of Agriculture is the eighth largest Federal civilian agency in terms of IT spending with an IT budget in FY 2010 of about $2.6 billion. USDA's IT investments are focused on supporting the agency's mission to provide leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues based on sound public policy, the best available science, and efficient management. Major IT investments in FY 2010 include the Farm Service Agency's Farm Program Modernization; Rural Development's Comprehensive Loan Program; and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's Animal Disease Traceability Information System. In addition to working on improving investment management, USDA is working to streamline its IT operations and secure its communication and information assets.
Ratings of Major IT Investments
In order to oversee the management of the government’s major IT investments, the Federal CIO developed a metric for each IT investment based on an evaluation by the agency CIO of whether the investment is likely to achieve its goals.
Major Investment Breakdown
