Welcome to the Office of the Chief Information Officer. The USDA's OCIO supervises and coordinates the design, acquisition, maintenance, use, and disposition of information and information technology (IT) by USDA agencies.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIC PLAN
FY 2007 - 2011

The USDA IT Strategic Plan is the Department's roadmap towards meeting its overall mission. It describes the goals which IT resource organizations should strive to achieve and it will govern the direction of the Department-wide IT program.
Download the IT Strategic Plan (PDF 657KB)

Office of the Chief Information Officer Information Technology Strategic Plan
Download the OCIO Strategic Plan (PDF 364KB)

The Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002 requires the Chief Information Officer of each Federal department to assess and report on the status of his or her information security program. This report meets that requirement and has been prepared according to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 FISMA reporting instructions.

FY 2006 FISMA Transmittal Letter (PDF 38KB)

FY 2006 OCIO FISMA Report (PDF 787KB)

FY 2007 USDA E-Government Act Report

The FY 2007 USDA E-Government Act Report describes the Department’s implementation of the E-Government Act of 2002. This report provides an overview of USDA's progress and accomplishments in E-Government initiatives for FY 2007 and highlights PartnerWeb - a story of best practices.

FY 2007 USDA E-Government Act Report (PDF 90KB)

For the latest on safety and emergency preparedness visit the USDA Employee Information Center.
Also find information on USDA Human Pandemic Planning Guidance.

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Last Modified: 08/28/2008