Exhibit 300 FY2009

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 300 FY2009  

 

 

PART I: SUMMARY INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION  

In Part I, complete Sections A, B, C, and D for all capital assets (IT and non-IT). Complete Sections E and F for IT capital assets.

 

 

 

Section A: Overview (All Capital Assets)  

The following series of questions are to be completed for all investments.

 

 

 

I. A. 1. Date of Submission:   

 

 

 

2007-09-10

 

 

I. A. 2. Agency:   

 

 

 

005

 

 

I. A. 3. Bureau:   

 

 

 

53

 

 

I. A. 4. Name of this Capital Asset:   

 

(short text - 250 characters)

 

 

Conservation Program Delivery

 

 

I. A. 5. Unique Project (Investment) Identifier:   

 

For IT investment only, see section 53. For all other, use agency ID system.

 

 

005-53-01-11-01-2000-00

 

 

I. A. 6. What kind of investment will this be in FY2009?   

 

Please NOTE: Investments moving to O&M in FY2009, with Planning/Acquisition activities prior to FY2009 should not select O&M. These investments should indicate their current status.

 

 

Mixed Life Cycle

 

 

I. A. 7. What was the first budget year this investment was submitted to OMB?   

 

 

 

FY2003

 

 

I. A. 8. Provide a brief summary and justification for this investment, including a brief description of how this, closes in part or in whole, an identified agency performance gap:   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

The Conservation Program Delivery (CPD) investment supports the NRCS mission to provide technical and financial assistance to producers and other managers of working lands. CPD supports four business areas in the NRCS strategic plan: (1) Conservation Planning and Technical Consultation - provide data, information, and technical assistance that helps people collect and analyze information to identify natural resource problems and opportunities, clarify their objectives, and formulate and evaluate alternatives; (2) Conservation Implementation - help customers install conservation practices and systems on their land that meet established technical standards and specifications; (3) Natural Resource Technology Transfer – acquire, develop, package, and distribute technology to support resource assessment and conservation planning, implementation and evaluation; and (4) Financial Assistance - provide financial assistance to encourage the planning and application of conservation systems and practices. CPD Investment includes application groupings that are all in mixed lifecycle. These groupings include: Customer Service; Performance and Accountability; Conservation Program Financial Assistance; Natural Resource Technical Guides; Conservation Engineering; Natural Resource Analyses; Program Operations; and Conservation Communications. CPD supports the Lean Six Sigma initiatives to reform the financial and mixed-financial systems in USDA. CPD moves automated business functions to a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and into a business process management framework. CPD leverages the USDA Common Computing Environment (CCE) and Enterprise Shared Hosting Environment (ESHE) platforms. CPD utilizes enterprise licensing for office productivity, customer relationship management (CRM), messaging, geospatial information systems (GIS), and security. CPD applications use eAuthentication. CPD applications integrate with external services and data including farm program eligibility (Farm Services Agency), Grants.USDA (Rural Development), customer statement (USDA), object modeling (Agricultural Research Service), invoice processing (US Forest Service), and Grants.gov (government-wide)

 

 

I. A. 9. Did the Agency's Executive/Investment Committee approve this request?   

 

 

 

yes

 

 

I. A. 9. a. If "yes," what was the date of this approval?   

 

 

 

2007-08-29

 

 

I. A. 10. Did the Project Manager review this Exhibit?   

 

 

 

yes

 

 

I. A. 11. Contact information of Project Manager  

 

 

Name   

 

(short text - 250 characters)

 

 

Wendall Oaks

 

 

Phone Number   

 

(short text - 250 characters)

 

 

970-295-5479

 

 

E-mail   

 

(short text - 250 characters)

 

 

wendall.oaks@ftc.usda.gov

 

 

I. A. 11. a. What is the current FAC-P/PM certification level of the project/program manager?   

 

 

 

TBD

 

 

I. A. 12. Has the agency developed and/or promoted cost effective, energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable techniques or practices for this project?   

 

 

 

yes

 

 

I. A. 12. a. Will this investment include electronic assets (including computers)?   

 

 

 

yes

 

 

I. A. 12. b. Is this investment for new construction or major retrofit of a Federal building or facility? (answer applicable to non-IT assets only)   

 

 

 

no

 

 

I. A. 12. b. 1. If "yes," is an ESPC or UESC being used to help fund this investment?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. A. 12. b. 2. If "yes," will this investment meet sustainable design principles?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. A. 12. b. 3. If "yes," is it designed to be 30% more energy efficient than relevant code?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. A. 13. Does this investment directly support one of the PMA initiatives?   

 

 

 

yes

 

 

I. A. 13. a. If "yes," check all that apply:   

 

 

 

Expanded E-Government

 

 

I. A. 13. b. Briefly and specifically describe for each selected how this asset directly supports the identified initiative(s)? (e.g. If E-Gov is selected, is it an approved shared service provider or the managing partner?)   

 

(medium text - 500 characters)

 

 

CPD activities supporting eGOV and streamlining operations include: Streamlining payment processes; Building our eGovernment infrastructure using Enterprise Architecture and Enterprise Shared Services; Reducing paperwork for customers; Streamlining program applications with more consistency between programs; Automating application ranking tools; Delivering program and technical information using the Internet to give our employees and customers access to the latest, high quality information.

 

 

I. A. 14. Does this investment support a program assessed using the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART)? (For more information about the PART, visit www.whitehouse.gov/omb/part.)   

 

 

 

yes

 

 

I. A. 14. a. If "yes," does this investment address a weakness found during the PART review?   

 

 

 

yes

 

 

I. A. 14. b. If "yes," what is the name of the PARTed Program?   

 

(short text - 250 characters)

 

 

Environmental Quality Incentives Program

 

 

I. A. 14. c. If "yes," what PART rating did it receive?   

 

 

 

Moderately Effective

 

 

I. A. 15. Is this investment for information technology?   

 

 

 

yes

 

 

I. A. 16. What is the level of the IT Project? (per CIO Council PM Guidance)   

 

Level 1 - Projects with low-to-moderate complexity and risk. Example: Bureau-level project such as a stand-alone information system that has low- to-moderate complexity and risk.
Level 2 - Projects with high complexity and/or risk which are critical to the mission of the organization. Examples: Projects that are part of a portfolio of projects/systems that impact each other and/or impact mission activities. Department-wide projects that impact cross-organizational missions, such as an agency-wide system integration that includes large scale Enterprise Resource Planning (e.g., the DoD Business Mgmt Modernization Program).
Level 3 - Projects that have high complexity, and/or risk, and have government-wide impact. Examples: Government-wide initiative (E-GOV, President's Management Agenda). High interest projects with Congress, GAO, OMB, or the general public. Cross-cutting initiative (Homeland Security).

 

 

Level 2

 

 

I. A. 17. What project management qualifications does the Project Manager have? (per CIO Council’s PM Guidance):   

 

(1) Project manager has been validated as qualified for this investment;(2) Project manager qualification is under review for this investment;(3) Project manager assigned to investment, but does not meet requirements;(4) Project manager assigned but qualification status review has not yet started;(5) No Project manager has yet been assigned to this investment

 

 

(1) Project manager has been validated as qualified for this investment

 

 

I. A. 18. Is this investment identified as "high risk" on the Q4-FY 2007 agency high risk report (per OMB Memorandum M-05-23)?   

 

 

 

no

 

 

I. A. 19. Is this a financial management system?   

 

 

 

no

 

 

I. A. 19. a. If "yes," does this investment address a FFMIA compliance area?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. A. 19. a. 1. If "yes," which compliance area   

 

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I. A. 19. a. 2. If "no," what does it address?   

 

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I. A. 19. b. If "yes," please identify the system name(s) and system acronym(s) as reported in the most recent financial systems inventory update required by Circular A-11 section 52   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

I. A. 20. What is the percentage breakout for the total FY2009 funding request for the following? (This should total 100%)  

 

 

I. A. 20. a. Hardware   

 

 

 

5

 

 

I. A. 20. b. Software   

 

 

 

0

 

 

I. A. 20. c. Services   

 

 

 

41

 

 

I. A. 20. d. Other   

 

 

 

54

 

 

I. A. 21. If this project produces information dissemination products for the public, are these products published to the Internet in conformance with OMB Memorandum 05-04 and included in your agency inventory, schedules and priorities?   

 

 

 

yes

 

 

I. A. 22. Contact information of individual responsible for privacy related questions:  

 

 

I. A. 22. a. Name   

 

(short text - 250 characters)

 

 

Mary Alston

 

 

I. A. 22. b. Phone Number   

 

(short text - 250 characters)

 

 

301-504-2286

 

 

I. A. 22. c. Title   

 

(short text - 250 characters)

 

 

FOIA Officer

 

 

I. A. 22. d. E-mail   

 

(short text - 250 characters)

 

 

mary.alston@usda.gov

 

 

I. A. 23. Are the records produced by this investment appropriately scheduled with the National Archives and Records Administration's approval?   

 

 

 

yes

 

 

I. A. 24. Does this investment directly support one of the GAO High Risk Areas?   

 

Question 24 must be answered by all Investments:

 

 

no

 

 

Section B: Summary of Spending (All Capital Assets)  

 

 

I. B. 1. Provide the total estimated life-cycle cost for this investment by completing the following table. All amounts represent budget authority in millions, and are rounded to three decimal places. Federal personnel costs should be included only in the row designated "Government FTE Cost," and should be excluded from the amounts shown for "Planning," "Full Acquisition," and "Operation/Maintenance." The "TOTAL" estimated annual cost of the investment is the sum of costs for "Planning," "Full Acquisition," and "Operation/Maintenance." For Federal buildings and facilities, life-cycle costs should include long term energy, environmental, decommissioning, and/or restoration costs. The costs associated with the entire life-cycle of the investment should be included in this report.   

 

Note: For the cross-agency investments, this table should include all funding (both managing and partner agencies).
Government FTE Costs should not be included as part of the TOTAL represented.

 

 

 

PY-1 Spending Prior to 2007

PY 2007

CY 2008

BY 2009

BY+1 2010

BY+2 2011

BY+3 2012

BY+4 2013 and Beyond

Total

Planning

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition

40.759

0.940

0.840

1.600

 

 

 

 

 

Subtotal Planning & Acquisition

40.759

0.940

0.840

1.600

 

 

 

 

 

Operations & Maintenance

62.501

5.170

5.400

4.760

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

103.260

6.110

6.240

6.360

 

 

 

 

 

Government FTE Costs

162.959

4.700

4.840

4.750

 

 

 

 

 

Number of FTE represented by cost

37

37

37

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. B. 2. Will this project require the agency to hire additional FTE's?   

 

 

 

no

 

 

I. B. 2. a. If "yes," How many and in what year?   

 

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I. B. 3. If the summary of spending has changed from the FY2008 President's budget request, briefly explain those changes.   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

The cost per FTE and projected FTE numbers have been updated.

 

 

Section C: Acquisition/Contract Strategy (All Capital Assets)  

 

 

I. C. 1. Complete the table for all (including all non-Federal) contracts and/or task orders currently in place or planned for this investment. Total Value should include all option years for each contract. Contracts and/or task orders completed do not need to be included.   

 

SIS - Share in Services contract; ESPC - Energy savings performance contract ; UESC - Utility energy efficiency service contract; EUL - Enhanced use lease contract; N/A - no alternative financing used.
(Character Limitations: Contract or Task Order Number - 250 Characters; Type of Contract/Task Order - 250 Characters; Name of CO - 250 Characters; CO Contact Information - 250 Characters)

 

 

 

 

 

I. C. 2. If earned value is not required or will not be a contract requirement for any of the contracts or task orders above, explain why:   

 

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I. C. 3. Do the contracts ensure Section 508 compliance?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. C. 3. a. Explain Why:   

 

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I. C. 4. Is there an acquisition plan which has been approved in accordance with agency requirements?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. C. 4. a. If "yes," what is the date?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. C. 4. b. If "no," will an acquisition plan be developed?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. C. 4. b. 1. If "no," briefly explain why:   

 

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Section D: Performance Information (All Capital Assets)  

In order to successfully address this area of the exhibit 300, performance goals must be provided for the agency and be linked to the annual performance plan. The investment must discuss the agency’s mission and strategic goals, and performance measures (indicators) must be provided. These goals need to map to the gap in the agency's strategic goals and objectives this investment is designed to fill. They are the internal and external performance benefits this investment is expected to deliver to the agency (e.g., improve efficiency by 60 percent, increase citizen participation by 300 percent a year to achieve an overall citizen participation rate of 75 percent by FY 2xxx, etc.). The goals must be clearly measurable investment outcomes, and if applicable, investment outputs. They do not include the completion date of the module, milestones, or investment, or general goals, such as, significant, better, improved that do not have a quantitative measure.

 

 

 

I. D. 1. Table 1. Performance Information Table   

 

In order to successfully address this area of the exhibit 300, performance goals must be provided for the agency and be linked to the annual performance plan. The investment must discuss the agency’s mission and strategic goals, and performance measures (indicators) must be provided. These goals need to map to the gap in the agency's strategic goals and objectives this investment is designed to fill. They are the internal and external performance benefits this investment is expected to deliver to the agency (e.g., improve efficiency by 60 percent, increase citizen participation by 300 percent a year to achieve an overall citizen participation rate of 75 percent by FY 2xxx, etc.). The goals must be clearly measurable investment outcomes, and if applicable, investment outputs. They do not include the completion date of the module, milestones, or investment, or general goals, such as, significant, better, improved that do not have a quantitative measure.

Agencies must use the following table to report performance goals and measures for the major investment and use the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) Performance Reference Model (PRM). Map all Measurement Indicators to the corresponding "Measurement Area" and "Measurement Grouping" identified in the PRM. There should be at least one Measurement Indicator for each of the four different Measurement Areas (for each fiscal year). The PRM is available at www.egov.gov. The table can be extended to include performance measures for years beyond FY 2009.

 

 

 

Strategic Goal(s) Supported

Measurement Area

Measurement Grouping

Measurement Indicator

Baseline

Target

Actual Results

2005

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Customer Results

Customer Satisfaction

Conservation applied to grazing land to protect the resource base (Acres)

18.3 million acres

Reach 17.8 million acres

23.4 million acres

2005

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Customer Results

Customer Satisfaction

Reduction in the acreage of cropland soils damaged by erosion (Acres)

5.9 million acres

increase to 6.1 million acres

6.1 million acres

2005

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Mission and Business Results

Conservation, Marine and Land Management

Conservation plans written for cropland and grazing land (Acres)

32,400,000 acres

Goal is 30,936,270 acres of plans

42,161,363 acres

2005

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Processes and Activities

Innovation and Improvement

Increase efficiency cost savings per year associated with CPD applications by 1% per year

New Goal

Reach cost savings of $25,000,000

25,000,000 dollars

2005

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Processes and Activities

Productivity

Increase number of Conservation plans managed within National Conservation planning database by 10% per year for next 3 years

600,000 plans

Increase to 660,000 plans

750,000 plans

2005

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Technology

Efficiency

Increase number of erosion practices paid using ProTracts by 2% per year

300,000 practices

Increase to 315,000 practices

360,000 practices

2005

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Technology

Functionality

Improve quality of records entered into NCP database by 2% per year as measured percent rejected records

18% rejection rate

Reduce rejection rate to 16%

16% rejection rate

2006

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Customer Results

Customer Satisfaction

Conservation applied to grazing land to protect the resource base (Acres)

23.4 million acres

National goal is 19.6 million acres

22.3 million acres

2006

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Customer Results

Customer Satisfaction

Reduction in the acreage of cropland soils damaged by erosion (Acres)

6.1 million acres

Achieve reduction of 5.1 million acres

5.1 million acres

2006

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Mission and Business Results

Conservation, Marine and Land Management

Conservation plans written for cropland and grazing land (Acres)

42,161,363 acres

National goal is 29,912,785 acres

43,864,658 acres

2006

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Processes and Activities

Innovation and Improvement

Increase efficiency cost savings per year associated with CPD applications by 1% per year

25,000,000 dollars

Increase cost savings to $27,500,000

30,000,000 dollars

2006

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Processes and Activities

Productivity

Increase number of Conservation plans managed within National Conservation planning database by 10% per year for next 3 years

750,000 plans

Increase to 825,000 plans

1.2 million plans

2006

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Technology

Efficiency

Increase number of erosion practices paid using ProTracts by 2% per year

360,000 erosion practices

Increase to 367,200 erosion practices

367,200 erosion practices

2006

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Technology

Functionality

Improve quality of records entered into NCP database by 2% per year as measured percent rejected records

16% rejection rate

Reduce rejection rate to 14%

Rejection rate of 12%

2007

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Customer Results

Customer Satisfaction

Conservation applied to grazing land to protect the resource base (Acres)

22.3 million acres

National goal is 19 million acres

Est 19 million acres

2007

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Customer Results

Customer Satisfaction

Reduction in the acreage of cropland soils damaged by erosion (Acres)

5.1 million acres

National goal is 5.5 million acres

Est. 5.5 million acres

2007

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Mission and Business Results

Conservation, Marine and Land Management

Conservation plans written for cropland and grazing land (Acres)

43,864,658 acres

National goal is 30,000,000 acres

Est. 30,000,000 acres

2007

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Processes and Activities

Innovation and Improvement

Increase efficiency cost savings per year associated with CPD applications by 1% per year

30,000,000 dollars

Increase cost savings to $33,000,000

Est $33,000,000

2007

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Processes and Activities

Productivity

Increase number of Conservation plans managed within National Conservation planning database by 10% per year for next 3 years

1.2 million plans

Increase to 1.3 million plans

Est 1.35 million

2007

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Technology

Efficiency

Increase number of erosion practices paid using ProTracts by 2% per year

367,200 erosion practices

Increase to 374,544 practices

Est 375,000

2007

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Technology

Functionality

Improve quality of records entered into NCP database by 2% per year as measured percent rejected records

Rejection rate of 12%

Reduce rejection rate to 10%

Est 10%

2008

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Customer Results

Customer Satisfaction

Conservation applied to grazing land to protect the resource base (Acres)

Projected baseline is 19 million acres

Projected national goal is 17.5 million acres

TBD in Oct 2008

2008

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Mission and Business Results

Conservation, Marine and Land Management

Reduction in tons of potential sediment delivery from agricultural operations

Baseline is 970 million tons

Reduce to 950 million tons

TBD in Oct 2008

2008

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Mission and Business Results

Conservation, Marine and Land Management

Percent of Cropland managed under systems that maintain or improve soil condition and increase soil carbon

Baseline is 60% in 2003

Goal is 64% in 2008

TBD in Oct 2008

2008

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Processes and Activities

Innovation and Improvement

Increase efficiency cost savings per year associated with CPD applications by 1% per year

33,000,000 dollars

Increase cost savings to 36,300,000 dollars

TBD in Oct 2008

2008

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Processes and Activities

Productivity

Increase number of Conservation plans managed within National Conservation planning database by 10% per year for next 3 years

1.3 million plans

Increase to 1.5 million plans

TBD in Oct 2008

2008

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Technology

Efficiency

Increase number of erosion practices paid using ProTracts by 2% per year

374,544 practices

Increase to 382,025 practices

TBD in Oct 2008

2008

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Technology

Functionality

Improve quality of records entered into NCP database by 1% per year as measured percent rejected records

10% rejection rate

Reduce rejection rate to 8%

TBD in Oct 2008

2009

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Customer Results

Customer Satisfaction

Conservation applied to grazing land to protect the resource base (Acres)

Projected baseline is 17.5 million acres

Projected national goal is 17.5 million acres

TBD in Oct 2009

2009

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Mission and Business Results

Conservation, Marine and Land Management

Reduction in tons of potential sediment delivery from agricultural operations

Baseline is 950 million tons

Reduce to 930 million tons

TBD in Oct 2009

2009

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Mission and Business Results

Conservation, Marine and Land Management

Percent of Cropland managed under systems that maintain or improve soil condition and increase soil carbon

Baseline is 64%

Goal is 66% in 2009

TBD in Oct 2009

2009

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Processes and Activities

Innovation and Improvement

Increase efficiency cost savings per year associated with CPD applications by 1% per year

36,300,000 dollars

Increase savings to 39,930,000 dollars

TBD in Oct 2009

2009

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Processes and Activities

Productivity

Increase number of Conservation plans managed within National Conservation planning database by 10% per year for next 3 years

1.5 million plans

Projected Goal is 1.5 million plans

TBD in Oct 2009

2009

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Technology

Efficiency

Increase number of erosion practices paid using ProTracts by 2% per year

382,035 practices

Increase to 389,676 practices

TBD in Oct 2009

2009

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Technology

Functionality

Improve quality of records entered into NCP database by 1% per year as measured percent rejected records

Rejection rate of 8%

Reduce rejection rate to 6%

TBD in Oct 2009

2010

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Customer Results

Customer Satisfaction

Conservation applied to grazing land to protect the resource base (Acres)

Projected baseline is 17.5 million acres

Projected national goal is 16.5 million acres

TBD in Oct 2010

2010

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Mission and Business Results

Conservation, Marine and Land Management

Reduction in tons of potential sediment delivery from agricultural operations

Baseline is 930 million tons

Reduce to 915 million tons

TBD in Oct 2010

2010

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Mission and Business Results

Conservation, Marine and Land Management

Percent of Cropland managed under systems that maintain or improve soil condition and increase soil carbon

Baseline is 66%

Goal is 68% in 2010

TBD in Oct 2010

2010

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Processes and Activities

Innovation and Improvement

Increase efficiency cost savings per year associated with CPD applications by 1% per year

Will use actual accomplishment from previous FY

Projected National Goal is 5% improvement from previous FY goal

TBD in Oct 2010

2010

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Processes and Activities

Productivity

Increase number of Conservation plans managed within National Conservation planning database by 10% per year for next 3 years

Will use actual accomplishment from previous FY

Projected National Goal is 5% improvement from previous FY goal

TBD in Oct 2010

2010

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Technology

Efficiency

Increase number of erosion practices paid using ProTracts by 2% per year

Will use actual accomplishment from previous FY

Projected National Goal is 5% improvement from previous FY goal

TBD in Oct 2010

2010

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Technology

Functionality

Improve quality of records entered into NCP database by 1% per year as measured percent rejected records

Will use actual accomplishment from previous FY

Projected National Goal is 5% improvement from previous FY goal

TBD in Oct 2010

2011

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Customer Results

Customer Satisfaction

Conservation applied to grazing land to protect the resource base (Acres)

Projected baseline is 16.5 million acres

Projected national goal is 16.0 million acres

TBD in Oct 2011

2011

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Mission and Business Results

Conservation, Marine and Land Management

Reduction in tons of potential sediment delivery from agricultural operations

Baseline is 915 million tons

Reduce to 900 million tons

TBD in Oct 2011

2011

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Mission and Business Results

Conservation, Marine and Land Management

Percent of Cropland managed under systems that maintain or improve soil condition and increase soil carbon

Baseline is 68%

Goal is 70% in 2011

TBD in Oct 2011

2011

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Processes and Activities

Innovation and Improvement

Increase efficiency cost savings per year associated with CPD applications by 1% per year

Will use actual accomplishment from previous FY

Projected National Goal is 5% improvement from previous FY goal

TBD in Oct 2011

2011

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Processes and Activities

Productivity

Increase number of Conservation plans managed within National Conservation planning database by 10% per year for next 3 years

Will use actual accomplishment from previous FY

Projected National Goal is 5% improvement from previous FY goal

TBD in Oct 2011

2011

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Technology

Efficiency

Increase number of erosion practices paid using ProTracts by 2% per year

Will use actual accomplishment from previous FY

Projected National Goal is 5% improvement from previous FY goal

TBD in Oct 2011

2011

Protect and Enhance the Nation's Natural Resource Base and Environment

Technology

Functionality

Improve quality of records entered into NCP database by 1% per year as measured percent rejected records

Will use actual accomplishment from previous FY

Projected National Goal is 5% improvement from previous FY goal

TBD in Oct 2011

 

 

Section E: Security and Privacy (IT Capital Assets only)  

In order to successfully address this area of the business case, each question below must be answered at the system/application level, not at a program or agency level. Systems supporting this investment on the planning and operational systems security tables should match the systems on the privacy table below. Systems on the Operational Security Table must be included on your agency FISMA system inventory and should be easily referenced in the inventory (i.e., should use the same name or identifier).

For existing Mixed-Life Cycle investments where enhancement, development, and/or modernization is planned, include the investment in both the “Systems in Planning” table (Table 3) and the “Operational Systems” table (Table 4). Systems which are already operational, but have enhancement, development, and/or modernization activity, should be included in both Table 3 and Table 4. Table 3 should reflect the planned date for the system changes to be complete and operational, and the planned date for the associated C&A update. Table 4 should reflect the current status of the requirements listed. In this context, information contained within Table 3 should characterize what updates to testing and documentation will occur before implementing the enhancements; and Table 4 should characterize the current state of the materials associated with the existing system.

All systems listed in the two security tables should be identified in the privacy table. The list of systems in the “Name of System” column of the privacy table (Table 8) should match the systems listed in columns titled “Name of System” in the security tables (Tables 3 and 4). For the Privacy table, it is possible that there may not be a one-to-one ratio between the list of systems and the related privacy documents. For example, one PIA could cover multiple systems. If this is the case, a working link to the PIA may be listed in column (d) of the privacy table more than once (for each system covered by the PIA).

 

 

 

I. E. 1. Have the IT security costs for the system(s) been identified and integrated into the overall costs of the investment?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. E. 1. a. If "yes," provide the "Percentage IT Security" for the budget year:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. E. 2. Is identifying and assessing security and privacy risks a part of the overall risk management effort for each system supporting or part of this investment?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. E. 3. Systems in Planning and Undergoing Enhancement(s) – Security Table:   

 

The questions asking whether there is a PIA which covers the system and whether a SORN is required for the system are discrete from the narrative fields. The narrative column provides an opportunity for free text explanation why a working link is not provided. For example, a SORN may be required for the system, but the system is not yet operational. In this circumstance, answer “yes” for column (e) and in the narrative in column (f), explain that because the system is not operational the SORN is not yet required to be published.

 

 

 

 

 

I. E. 4. Operational Systems - Security:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. E. 5. Have any weaknesses related to any of the systems part of or supporting this investment been identified by the agency or IG?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. E. 5. a. If "yes," have those weaknesses been incorporated into the agency's plan of action and milestone process?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. E. 6. Indicate whether an increase in IT security funding is requested to remediate IT security weaknesses?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

I. E. 6. a. If "yes," specify the amount, provide a general description of the weakness, and explain how the funding request will remediate the weakness.   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

I. E. 7. How are contractor security procedures monitored, verified, and validated by the agency for the contractor systems above?   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

I. E. 8. Planning & Operational Systems - Privacy Table:   

 

Details for Text Options:
Column (d): If yes to (c), provide the link(s) to the publicly posted PIA(s) with which this system is associated. If no to (c), provide an explanation why the PIA has not been publicly posted or why the PIA has not been conducted.

Column (f): If yes to (e), provide the link(s) to where the current and up to date SORN(s) is published in the federal register. If no to (e), provide an explanation why the SORN has not been published or why there isn’t a current and up to date SORN.

Note: Links must be provided to specific documents not general privacy websites.

 

 

 

 

 

Section F: Enterprise Architecture (EA) (IT Capital Assets only)  

In order to successfully address this area of the business case and capital asset plan you must ensure the investment is included in the agency's EA and Capital Planning and Invesment Control (CPIC) process, and is mapped to and supports the FEA. You must also ensure the business case demonstrates the relationship between the investment and the business, performance, data, services, application, and technology layers of the agency's EA.

 

 

 

I. F. 1. Is this investment included in your agency's target enterprise architecture?   

 

 

 

yes

 

 

I. F. 1. a. If "no," please explain why?   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

I. F. 2. Is this investment included in the agency's EA Transition Strategy?   

 

 

 

no

 

 

I. F. 2. a. If "yes," provide the investment name as identified in the Transition Strategy provided in the agency's most recent annual EA Assessment.   

 

(medium text - 500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

I. F. 2. b. If "no," please explain why?   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

There is no transition activity underway at this time.

 

 

I. F. 3. Is this investment identified in a completed (contains a target architecture) and approved segment architecture?   

 

 

 

no

 

 

I. F. 3. a. If "yes," provide the name of the segment architecture.   

 

(medium text - 500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

I. F. 4. Service Component Reference Model (SRM) Table :   

 

Identify the service components funded by this major IT investment (e.g., knowledge management, content management, customer relationship management, etc.). Provide this information in the format of the following table. For detailed guidance regarding components, please refer to http://www.egov.gov.

a. Use existing SRM Components or identify as “NEW”. A “NEW” component is one not already identified as a service component in the FEA SRM.
b. A reused component is one being funded by another investment, but being used by this investment. Rather than answer yes or no, identify the reused service component funded by the other investment and identify the other investment using the Unique Project Identifier (UPI) code from the OMB Ex 300 or Ex 53 submission.
c. ‘Internal’ reuse is within an agency. For example, one agency within a department is reusing a service component provided by another agency within the same department. ‘External’ reuse is one agency within a department reusing a service component provided by another agency in another department. A good example of this is an E-Gov initiative service being reused by multiple organizations across the federal government.
d. Please provide the percentage of the BY requested funding amount used for each service component listed in the table. If external, provide the percentage of the BY requested funding amount transferred to another agency to pay for the service. The percentages in this column can, but are not required to, add up to 100%.

 

 

 

Agency Component Description

FEA SRM Service Type

FEA SRM Component (a)

Service Component Reused - Component Name (b)

Service Component Reused - UPI (b)

Internal or External Reuse? (c)

BY Funding Percentage (d)

Object Modeling System

A framework for model construction facilitating reuse of components from various science disciplines

Development and Integration

Software Development

 

 

No Reuse

0

Conservation Plug-Ins

Web service framework facilitating data exchange between NRCS data warehouses and private sector applications

Customer Initiated Assistance

Self-Service

 

 

No Reuse

0

Conservation Data Reporting Services

Framework for establishing web services to conservation data in data marts or warehouses

Knowledge Discovery

Data Mining

 

 

No Reuse

0

Time and activity cost accounting framework, WebTCAS

A customizable activity based timekeeping system

Human Resources

Time Reporting

 

 

No Reuse

0

Software Development Collaboration (CoLab)

Suite of software tracking and versioning collaboration tools

Development and Integration

Software Development

 

 

No Reuse

0

Where am I Web Service

From a lat/long this web service returns State, county, congressional district, hydrologic units, management area, and other geospatial references

Knowledge Discovery

Data Mining

 

 

No Reuse

0

USDA eAuthentication Service

Single Sign-On Authentication Service

Security Management

Identification and Authentication

Identification and Authentication

005-03-02-01-01-8003-00

Internal

0

Customer Analytics

Allows for the analysis of NRCS customers as well as the scoring of third party information as it relates to NRCS customers

Customer Relationship Management

Customer Analytics

 

 

No Reuse

0

Sales and Marketing

Facilitate the promotion of a product or service and capture of new business

Customer Relationship Management

Sales and Marketing

 

 

No Reuse

0

Customer / Account Management

Support the retention and delivery of a service or product to an organization's clients

Customer Relationship Management

Customer / Account Management

 

 

No Reuse

0

Contact and Profile Management

Provide a comprehensive view of all customer interactions, including calls, email, correspondence and meetings; also provides for the maintenance of a customer’s account, business and personal information

Customer Relationship Management

Contact and Profile Management

 

 

No Reuse

0

Partner Relationship Management

Provide a framework to promote the effective collaboration between an organization and its business partners and other third parties that support operations and service delivery to an organization’s customers; includes performance evaluation of partners, if necessary

Customer Relationship Management

Partner Relationship Management

 

 

No Reuse

0

Process Tracking

Allow the monitoring of activities within the business cycle

Tracking and Workflow

Process Tracking

 

 

No Reuse

0

Case Management

Defines the set of capabilities that manage the life cycle of a particular request within USDA to include creating, routing, tracing, assignment, and closing of a grant application as well as collaboration among request handlers

Tracking and Workflow

Case Management

 

 

No Reuse

0

Activity-Based Management

The set of capabilities that support a defined, specific set of finance-related tasks for a given objective

Financial Management

Activity-Based Management

 

 

No Reuse

0

Alerts and Notifications

The set of capabilities that allow a customer to be contacted in relation to a service

Customer Preferences

Alerts and Notifications

 

 

No Reuse

0

Self Service

Allows Agency customers to sign up for particular services at their own initiative

Customer Initiated Assistance

Self-Service

 

 

No Reuse

0

Classification

Supports selection and retrieval of records organized by shared characteristics in content or context

Search

Classification

 

 

No Reuse

0

Cryptography

Support the use and management of ciphers, including encryption and decryption processes, to ensure confidentiality and integrity of data

Security Management

Cryptography

 

 

No Reuse

0

Data Classification

Allow the classification of data

Data Management

Data Classification

 

 

No Reuse

0

Data Exchange

Supports the interchange of information between multiple systems or applications; includes verification that transmitted data was received unaltered

Data Management

Data Exchange

 

 

No Reuse

0

Document Conversion

Set of capabilities that support the changing of files from one type of format to another

Document Management

Document Conversion

 

 

No Reuse

0

Email

Set of capabilities that support the transmission of memos and messages over a network

Collaboration

Email

 

 

No Reuse

0

Extraction and Transformation

Set of capabilities to support the manipulation and change of data

Data Management

Extraction and Transformation

 

 

No Reuse

0

Information Sharing

Set of capabilities to support the use of documents and data in a multi-user environment for use by an organization and its stakeholders

Knowledge Management

Information Sharing

 

 

No Reuse

0

Knowledge Capture

Set of capabilities to facilitate collection of data and information

Knowledge Management

Knowledge Capture

 

 

No Reuse

0

Knowledge Distribution and Delivery

Set of capabilities to support the transfer of knowledge to the end customer

Knowledge Management

Knowledge Distribution and Delivery

 

 

No Reuse

0

Library/Storage

Set of capabilities to support document and data warehousing and archiving

Document Management

Library / Storage

 

 

No Reuse

0

Payment/Settlement

Set of capabilities to support the process of accounts payable

Financial Management

Payment / Settlement

 

 

No Reuse

0

Query

Set of capabilities to support retrieval of records that satisfy specific query selection criteria

Search

Query

 

 

No Reuse

0

Surveys

Set of capabilities to collect useful information from an organization's customers

Customer Relationship Management

Surveys

 

 

No Reuse

0

Content Authoring

Creation of tutorials, CBT courseware, web sites, CD-ROMS and other interactive programs

Content Management

Content Authoring

 

 

No Reuse

0

Content Review and Approval

Allows for the approval of interactive programs

Content Management

Content Review and Approval

 

 

No Reuse

0

Tagging and Aggregation

Supports the identification of specific content within a larger set of content for collection and summarization.

Content Management

Tagging and Aggregation

 

 

No Reuse

0

Content Publishing and Delivery

Allows for propogation of interactive programs

Content Management

Content Publishing and Delivery

 

 

No Reuse

0

Syndication Management

Controls and regulates an organization's brand

Content Management

Syndication Management

 

 

No Reuse

0

Document Referencing

Capabilities to support the redirection to other documents and information for related content

Document Management

Document Referencing

 

 

No Reuse

0

Document Revisions

Supports versioning and editing of content and documents

Document Management

Document Revisions

 

 

No Reuse

0

Document Review and Approval

Supports editing and commendation of documents before releasing them.

Document Management

Document Review and Approval

 

 

No Reuse

0

Indexing

Supports rapid retrieval of documents through a structured numbering construct

Document Management

Indexing

 

 

No Reuse

0

Information Retrieval

Allow access to data and information for use by an organization and its stakeholders

Knowledge Management

Information Retrieval

 

 

No Reuse

0

Information Mapping / Taxonomy

Support the creation and maintenance of relationships between data entities, naming standards and categorization

Knowledge Management

Information Mapping / Taxonomy

 

 

No Reuse

0

Categorization

Allow classification of data and information into specific layers or types to support an organization

Knowledge Management

Categorization

 

 

No Reuse

0

Knowledge Engineering

Support the translation of knowledge from an expert into the knowledge base of an expert system

Knowledge Management

Knowledge Engineering

 

 

No Reuse

0

Record Linking / Association

Support the correlation between logical data and information sets

Records Management

Record Linking / Association

 

 

No Reuse

0

Document Classification

Support the categorization of documents and artifacts, both electronic and physical

Records Management

Document Classification

 

 

No Reuse

0

Document Retirement

Support the termination or cancellation of documents and artifacts used by an organization and its stakeholders

Records Management

Document Retirement

 

 

No Reuse

0

Digital Rights Management

Support the claim and ownership of intellectual capital and artifacts belonging to an organization

Records Management

Digital Rights Management

 

 

No Reuse

0

 

 

I. F. 5. Table 1. Technical Reference Model (TRM) Table:   

 

To demonstrate how this major IT investment aligns with the FEA Technical Reference Model (TRM), please list the Service Areas, Categories, Standards, and Service Specifications supporting this IT investment.

a. Service Components identified in the previous question should be entered in this column. Please enter multiple rows for FEA SRM Components supported by multiple TRM Service Specifications
b. In the Service Specification field, agencies should provide information on the specified technical standard or vendor product mapped to the FEA TRM Service Standard, including model or version numbers, as appropriate.

 

 

 

FEA TRM Service Area

FEA TRM Service Category

FEA TRM Service Standard

Service Specification (i.e., vendor and product name)

Case Management

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Delivery Servers

Application Servers

Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Case Management

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Delivery Servers

Application Servers

Stellent Content Management

Case Management

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Delivery Servers

Application Servers

NRCS CPD-CST-Toolkit 2004

Content Review and Approval

Service Access and Delivery

Access Channels

Other Electronic Channels

Stellent Content Management

Content Review and Approval

Service Access and Delivery

Access Channels

Other Electronic Channels

Microsoft Sharepoint WSS, Dynamics CRM

Cryptography

Component Framework

Security

Supporting Security Services

Secure Sockets Layer

Customer / Account Management

Service Access and Delivery

Service Requirements

Hosting

FTP/HTTP/HTTPS

Customer / Account Management

Component Framework

Security

Certificates / Digital Signatures

HMAC-SHA1

Customer / Account Management

Service Access and Delivery

Delivery Channels

Internet

Microsoft IIS

Customer / Account Management

Component Framework

Presentation / Interface

Content Rendering

Adobe PDF

Customer / Account Management

Component Framework

Presentation / Interface

Dynamic Server-Side Display

Microsoft ASP.NET

Customer / Account Management

Component Framework

Presentation / Interface

Static Display

HTML/XHTML/XML/CSS

Customer / Account Management

Component Framework

Business Logic

Platform Dependent

Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Customer / Account Management

Service Access and Delivery

Service Requirements

Legislative / Compliance

CPD-POI-TechReg 2003

Data Classification

Service Interface and Integration

Interoperability

Data Types / Validation

XML Schema

Data Exchange

Service Access and Delivery

Service Transport

Service Transport

File Transfer Protocol (FTP), SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, OnCourse

Data Exchange

Service Interface and Integration

Interface

Service Description / Interface

Microsoft BizTalk

Data Exchange

Component Framework

Data Interchange

Data Exchange

SOAP, XML, MSMQ, REST

Data Exchange

Service Access and Delivery

Service Transport

Service Transport

TCP/IP

Data Mining

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Database / Storage

Storage

EMC Storage Area Network

Data Mining

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Database / Storage

Storage

HP Storage Area Network

Data Mining

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Delivery Servers

Application Servers

ESRI ArcIMS, ESRI SDE

Data Mining

Service Access and Delivery

Delivery Channels

Internet

HTTP/HTTPS/FTP

Data Mining

Service Interface and Integration

Interoperability

Data Transformation

Microsoft Data Transformation Services (DTS)

Data Mining

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Delivery Servers

Application Servers

Microsoft Reporting Services

Data Mining

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Database / Storage

Database

Microsoft SQL-Server

Data Mining

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Database / Storage

Database

MySQL Dbserver

Data Mining

Component Framework

Data Interchange

Data Exchange

SOAP, XML, MSMQ, REST

Document Conversion

Service Access and Delivery

Access Channels

Web Browser

Adobe Macromedia Flash

Document Conversion

Service Access and Delivery

Access Channels

Web Browser

Adobe Reader

Document Conversion

Service Access and Delivery

Access Channels

Web Browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Document Review and Approval

Service Access and Delivery

Access Channels

Other Electronic Channels

Stellant Document Management

Document Review and Approval

Service Access and Delivery

Access Channels

Other Electronic Channels

Windows Sharepoint Services

Email

Service Access and Delivery

Service Transport

Supporting Network Services

Microsoft Exchange, Secure / Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

Extraction and Transformation

Component Framework

Data Interchange

Data Exchange

Microsoft Data Transformation Services (DTS)

Extraction and Transformation

Component Framework

Data Interchange

Data Exchange

Microsoft BizTalk

Extraction and Transformation

Component Framework

Data Interchange

Data Exchange

XML Metadata Interchange

Identification and Authentication

Service Access and Delivery

Service Requirements

Authentication / Single Sign-on

CA Siteminder, eAuthentication – GSA

Identification and Authentication

Component Framework

Security

Supporting Security Services

Hash Message Authorization Code - SHA1

Identification and Authentication

Component Framework

Security

Supporting Security Services

Simple Key Management Protocol

Identification and Authentication

Component Framework

Security

Supporting Security Services

Web Services Security (WS-Security)

Information Sharing

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Delivery Servers

Application Servers

Apache Tomcat, Microsoft IIS, BEA WebLogic

Knowledge Capture

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Support Platforms

Platform Independent

Apache

Knowledge Capture

Component Framework

Data Interchange

Data Exchange

J2SE, J2EE, EJB, XML, XSLT, JSON, GML, .NET 3.0

Knowledge Capture

Component Framework

Data Management

Database Connectivity

DAO, ODBC, JDBC

Knowledge Capture

Service Interface and Integration

Interface

Service Discovery

JSP, HTML, CSS, UDDI, SOAP

Knowledge Capture

Service Access and Delivery

Access Channels

Web Browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox

Knowledge Distribution and Delivery

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Support Platforms

Platform Independent

Apache, JRE, XSLT, ECMA Script

Knowledge Distribution and Delivery

Component Framework

Presentation / Interface

Dynamic Server-Side Display

Apache, Microsoft ASP.NET, JSP

Knowledge Distribution and Delivery

Component Framework

Data Interchange

Data Exchange

J2SE, J2EE, EJB, XML, XSLT, JSON, GML, .NET 3.0

Knowledge Distribution and Delivery

Component Framework

Data Management

Database Connectivity

DAO, ODBC, JDBC

Knowledge Distribution and Delivery

Service Interface and Integration

Interoperability

Data Transformation

XML, XSLT, Microsoft Data Transformation Services (DTS)

Knowledge Distribution and Delivery

Service Interface and Integration

Interface

Service Discovery

JSP, HTML, CSS, UDDI, SOAP

Knowledge Distribution and Delivery

Service Access and Delivery

Access Channels

Web Browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox

Knowledge Distribution and Delivery

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Delivery Servers

Application Servers

Stellant Document Management

Knowledge Distribution and Delivery

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Delivery Servers

Application Servers

Windows Sharepoint Services

Knowledge Distribution and Delivery

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Delivery Servers

Web Servers

Apache, Microsoft IIS

Library / Storage

Component Framework

Data Management

Reporting and Analysis

Microsoft SQL Server

Library / Storage

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Database / Storage

Database

Microsoft SQL Server

Library / Storage

Service Access and Delivery

Delivery Channels

Internet

Microsoft SQL Server

Library / Storage

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Database / Storage

Database

Oracle

Payment / Settlement

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Support Platforms

Application Servers

Microsoft IIS

Payment / Settlement

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Delivery Servers

Portal Servers

Microsoft IIS, CustomerStatement

Payment / Settlement

Service Access and Delivery

Service Requirements

Authentication / Single Sign-on

BEA Weblogic, USDA Eauth

Payment / Settlement

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Hardware / Infrastructure

Servers / Computers

Intland Codebeamer

Payment / Settlement

Component Framework

Data Interchange

Data Exchange

XML, XSLT

Payment / Settlement

Component Framework

Data Management

Database Connectivity

DAO, ODBC, JDBC

Payment / Settlement

Service Access and Delivery

Access Channels

Web Browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox

Payment / Settlement

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Database / Storage

Database

Microsoft SQL Server

Query

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Support Platforms

Platform Independent

Apache

Query

Component Framework

Data Interchange

Data Exchange

XML, XSLT

Query

Component Framework

Data Management

Database Connectivity

DAO, ODBC, JDBC

Query

Service Access and Delivery

Access Channels

Web Browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox

Query

Component Framework

Data Management

Reporting and Analysis

MS Reporting Services, WebFocus

Self-Service

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Database / Storage

Storage

HP Storage Area Network

Self-Service

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Database / Storage

Storage

EMC Storage Area Network

Self-Service

Service Access and Delivery

Access Channels

Service Transport

HTTPS

Self-Service

Service Access and Delivery

Service Requirements

Authentication / Single Sign-on

CA Netegrity Site Minder

Self-Service

Component Framework

Data Interchange

Data Exchange

OGC well known binary, XML, XSLT

Self-Service

Component Framework

Data Interchange

Data Exchange

SOAP

Self-Service

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Support Platforms

Platform Dependent

Windows.Net 2.0-3.0

Software Development

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Delivery Servers

Application Servers

Apache Tomcat, Microsoft IIS, BEA WebLogic, Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Software Development

Service Access and Delivery

Access Channels

Service Transport

HTTP

Software Development

Service Access and Delivery

Delivery Channels

Internet

HTTPS

Software Development

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Delivery Servers

Application Servers

Intland Code Beamer; Subversion

Software Development

Component Framework

Business Logic

Application Servers

J2EE, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, ASP.NET

Software Development

Component Framework

Presentation / Interface

Dynamic Server-Side Display

Apache, Microsoft ASP.NET, JSP

Software Development

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Support Platforms

Platform Independent

Java, JRE 1.5, Eclipse, Netbeans

Software Development

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Support Platforms

Application Servers

ASP.NET

Software Development

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Software Engineering

Modeling

Object Modeling System

Software Development

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Delivery Servers

Application Servers

Apache Tomcat, Microsoft IIS, BEA WebLogic, Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Surveys

Component Framework

Data Management

Reporting and Analysis

Survey Monkey

Time Reporting

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Database / Storage

Storage

HP Storage Area Network

Time Reporting

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Database / Storage

Storage

EMC Storage Area Network

Time Reporting

Component Framework

Data Interchange

Data Exchange

FTP

Time Reporting

Service Access and Delivery

Delivery Channels

Internet

HTTPS

Time Reporting

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Support Platforms

Platform Independent

Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition(J2EE)

Time Reporting

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Database / Storage

Database

Microsoft SQL-Server

Time Reporting

Service Platform and Infrastructure

Delivery Servers

Application Servers

Tomcat

 

 

I. F. 6. Will the application leverage existing components and/or applications across the Government (i.e., FirstGov, Pay.Gov, etc)?   

 

 

 

yes

 

 

I. F. 6. a. If "yes," please describe.   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

NRCS uses USA.Gov to provide access to natural resource information. NRCS uses Grants.gov to announce funding opportunities and accept application packages.

 

 

PART II: PLANNING, ACQUISITION AND PERFORMANCE INFORMATION  

Part II should be completed only for investments identified as “Planning” or “Full-Acquisition,” or “Mixed Life-Cycle” investments in response to Question 6 in Part I, Section A above

 

 

 

Section A: Alternatives Analysis (All Capital Assets)  

In selecting the best capital asset, you should identify and consider at least three viable alternatives, in addition to the current baseline, i.e., the status quo. Use OMB Circular A-94 for all investments and the Clinger Cohen Act of 1996 for IT investments to determine the criteria you should use in your Benefit/Cost Analysis.

 

 

 

II. A. 1. Did you conduct an alternatives analysis for this project?   

 

 

 

yes

 

 

II. A. 1. a. If "yes," provide the date the analysis was completed?   

 

 

 

2007-08-31

 

 

II. A. 1. b. If "no," what is the anticipated date this analysis will be completed?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

II. A. 1. c. If no analysis is planned, please briefly explain why:   

 

(medium text - 500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

II. A. 2. Use the results of your alternatives analysis to complete the following table:   

 

(Character Limitations: Alternative Analyzed - 250 characters; Description of Alternative - 500 Characters)

 

 

 

Description of Alternative

Risk Lifecycle Cost Estimate

Risk Lifecycle Benefits Estimate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 - Streamlined Workflows

Build more efficient business processes and applications to support them. Address particularly ProTracts processes and electronic forms.

51700000.000

206984075.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

II. A. 3. Which alternative was selected by the Agency's Executive/Investment Committee and why was it chosen?   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

Alternative 2, Streamlined Workflows, was chosen. Alternative 3, Improved Tool Effectiveness, was first eliminated as a primary focus because it had the lowest NPV due to the fact that many of its benefits could not be credited directly back to the investment. The Mobile Connectivity alternative, alternative 1, was attractive as it had a much higher value, but the raw cost of implementing it is too great in the near term.

 

 

II. A. 4. What specific qualitative benefits will be realized?   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

Streamlining workflows will result in improved conservation plans by including more analyses in each plan. Streamlining workflows will also improve the quality of work by reducing the frustrations associated with interfacing different systems that werent designed to automatically interface. The CRM implementation will facilitate interfacing to multiple backend database through web services authenticated through Active Directory accounts. This will dramatically improve business workflow by hiding the complexity and different interfaces of the various systems from the employees. This will also provide the platform for creating automatic workflows, task routing, and coherent customer document management that will decrease staff time per customer.

 

 

II. A. 5. Will the selected alternative replace a legacy system in-part or in-whole?   

 

 

 

no

 

 

II. A. 5. a. If “yes,” are the migration costs associated with the migration to the selected alternative included in this investment, the legacy investment, or in a separate migration investment?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

II. A. 5. b. Table 1. If "yes," please provide the following information:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section B: Risk Management (All Capital Assets)  

You should have performed a risk assessment during the early planning and initial concept phase of this investment's life-cycle, developed a risk-adjusted life-cycle cost estimate and a plan to eliminate, mitigate or manage risk, and be actively managing risk throughout the investment's life-cycle.

 

 

 

II. B. 1. Does the investment have a Risk Management Plan?   

 

 

 

yes

 

 

II. B. 1. a. If "yes," what is the date of the plan?   

 

 

 

2007-05-15

 

 

II. B. 1. b. Has the Risk Management Plan been significantly changed since last year's submission to OMB?   

 

 

 

no

 

 

II. B. 1. c. If "yes," describe any significant changes:   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

Under the Security area of risk, all hardware and software infrastructure was transferred to OCIO-ITS along with respective security components for those items. This transfer implements a portion of the mitigation strategy for NRCS that was cost prohibitive on its own. This transfer provides some separation of duties between development and production. In addition, NRCS management is reviewing a reorganization plan that would provide separation of development duties from operation duties for NRCS employees and contractors. Under the Privacy area of risk, additional risk from unauthorized disclosure of data has been identified in light of recent security breaches. NRCS has either implemented or is in the process of implementing new mitigation strategies to address this risk including updated policy statements ensuring that all employees, partners, and contractors are aware of privacy issues and have taken mandatory training. These policy statements will also require encryption of privacy data on local storage devices and encryption of any privacy data included in emails.

 

 

II. B. 2. If there currently is no plan, will a plan be developed?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

II. B. 2. a. If "yes," what is the planned completion date?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

II. B. 2. b. If "no," what is the strategy for managing the risks?   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

II. B. 3. Briefly describe how investment risks are reflected in the life cycle cost estimate and investment schedule:   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

The cost of risk was calculated by identifying 15 areas of risk (such as schedule, feasibility, security, and technical obsolescence). For each risk category a criticality (1-3), a probability (1-5), and risk cost category were selected. Criticalities and Probabilities were combined to determine the risk priority. There were 7 risk cost categories ranging from under $5,000 to $2,000,000. Each risk was assigned a cost category corresponding to the cost to the program if the risk was encountered. The midpoint of category was multiplied by the risk probability to determine the risk for each category. The sum of the risks for each category was applied to the cost estimate for the program to generate the risk adjusted cost. The total risk cost estimated using this approach was $1,217,700. The risk in one area with a total estimated cost of $31,250 could not be managed or mitigated, so it was accepted. The risk in 6 areas with a total risk cost of $595,950 could be mitigated; the mitigation is complete. The risks in 8 areas with a total risk cost of $590,500 are being managed on an on-going basis, and the cost is covered by funds in the O&M part of the investment schedule.

 

 

Section C: Cost and Schedule Performance (All Capital Assets)  

EVM is required only on DME portions of investments. For mixed lifecycle investments, O&M milestones should still be included in the table (Comparison of Initial Baseline and Current Approved Baseline). This table should accurately reflect the milestones in the initial baseline, as well as milestones in the current baseline.

 

 

 

II. C. 1. Does the earned value management system meet the criteria in ANSI/EIA Standard - 748?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

II. C. 2. Is the CV or SV greater than 10%?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

II. C. 2. a. If "yes," was it the CV or SV or both ?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

II. C. 2. b. If "yes," explain the causes of the variance:   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

II. C. 2. c. If "yes," describe the corrective actions:   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

II. C. 3. Has the investment re-baselined during the past fiscal year?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

II. C. 3. a. If "yes," when was it approved by the agency head?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

II. C. 4. Comparison of Initial Baseline and Current Approved Baseline   

 

Complete the following table to compare actual performance against the current performance baseline and to the initial performance baseline. In the Current Baseline section, for all milestones listed, you should provide both the baseline and actual completion dates (e.g., “03/23/2003”/ “04/28/2004”) and the baseline and actual total costs (in $ Millions). In the event that a milestone is not found in both the initial and current baseline, leave the associated cells blank. Note that the ‘Description of Milestone’ and ‘Percent Complete’ fields are required. Indicate ‘0’ for any milestone no longer active. (Character Limitations: Description of Milestone - 500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

PART III: FOR "OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE" INVESTMENTS ONLY (STEADY-STATE)  

Part III should be completed only for investments identified as "Operation and Maintenance" (Steady State) in response to Question 6 in Part I, Section A above.

 

 

 

Section A: Risk Management (All Capital Assets)  

You should have performed a risk assessment during the early planning and initial concept phase of this investment’s life-cycle, developed a risk-adjusted life-cycle cost estimate and a plan to eliminate, mitigate or manage risk, and be actively managing risk throughout the investment’s life-cycle.

 

 

 

III. A. 1. Does the investment have a Risk Management Plan?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

III. A. 1. a. If "yes," what is the date of the plan?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

III. A. 1. b. Has the Risk Management Plan been significantly changed since last year's submission to OMB?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

III. A. 1. c. If "yes," describe any significant changes:   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

III. A. 2. If there currently is no plan, will a plan be developed?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

III. A. 2. a. If "yes," what is the planned completion date?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

III. A. 2. b. If "no," what is the strategy for managing the risks?   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

Section B: Cost and Schedule Performance (All Capital Assets)  

 

 

III. B. 1. Was operational analysis conducted?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

III. B. 1. a. If "yes," provide the date the analysis was completed.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

III. B. 1. b. If "yes," what were the results?   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

III. B. 1. c. If "no," please explain why it was not conducted and if there are any plans to conduct operational analysis in the future:   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

III. B. 2. Complete the following table to compare actual cost performance against the planned cost performance baseline. Milestones reported may include specific individual scheduled preventative and predictable corrective maintenance activities, or may be the total of planned annual operation and maintenance efforts).  

(Character Limitations: Description of Milestone - 250 Characters)

 

 

 

III. B. 2. a. What costs are included in the reported Cost/Schedule Performance information (Government Only/Contractor Only/Both)?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

III. B. 2. b. Comparison of Planned and Actual Cost   

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART IV: Planning For "Multi-Agency Collaboration" ONLY  

Part IV should be completed only for investments identified as an E-Gov initiative, an Line of Business (LOB) Initiative, or a Multi-Agency Collaboration effort., selected the “Multi-Agency Collaboration” choice in response to Question 6 in Part I, Section A above. Investments identified as “Multi-Agency Collaboration” will complete only Parts I and IV of the exhibit 300.

 

 

 

Section A: Multi-Agency Collaboration Oversight (All Capital Assets)  

Multi-agency Collaborations, such as E-Gov and LOB initiatives, should develop a joint exhibit 300.

 

 

 

IV. A. 1. Stakeholder Table   

 

As a joint exhibit 300, please identify the agency stakeholders. Provide the partner agency and partner agency approval date for this joint exhibit 300.

 

 

 

 

 

IV. A. 2. Partner Capital Assets within this Investment   

 

Provide the partnering strategies you are implementing with the participating agencies and organizations. Identify all partner agency capital assets supporting the common solution (section 300.7); Managing Partner capital assets should also be included in this joint exhibit 300. These capital assets should be included in the Summary of Spending table of Part I, Section B. All partner agency migration investments (section 53.4) should also be included in this table. Funding contributions/fee-for-service transfers should not be included in this table. (Partner Agency Asset UPIs should also appear on the Partner Agency's exhibit 53)

 

 

 

 

 

IV. A. 3. Partner Funding Strategies ($millions)   

 

For jointly funded initiative activities, provide in the “Partner Funding Strategies Table”: the name(s) of partner agencies; the UPI of the partner agency investments; and the partner agency contributions for CY and BY. Please indicate partner contribution amounts (in-kind contributions should also be included in this amount) and fee-for-service amounts. (Partner Agency Asset UPIs should also appear on the Partner Agency's exhibit 53. For non-IT fee-for-service amounts the Partner exhibit 53 UPI can be left blank) (IT migration investments should not be included in this table)

 

 

 

 

 

IV. A. 4. Did you conduct an alternatives analysis for this project?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV. A. 4. a. If "yes," provide the date the analysis was completed?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV. A. 4. b. If "no," what is the anticipated date this analysis will be completed?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV. A. 4. c. If no analysis is planned, please briefly explain why:   

 

(medium text - 500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

IV. A. 5. Use the results of your alternatives analysis to complete the following table:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV. A. 6. Which alternative was selected by the Initiative Governance process and why was it chosen?   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

IV. A. 7. What specific qualitative benefits will be realized?   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

IV. A. 8. Table 1. Federal Quantitative Benefits ($millions):   

 

What specific quantitative benefits will be realized (using current dollars)
Use the results of your alternatives analysis to complete the following table:

 

 

 

 

 

IV. A. 9. Will the selected alternative replace a legacy system in-part or in-whole?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV. A. 9. a. If "yes," are the migration costs associated with the migration to the selected alternative included in this investment, the legacy investment, or in a separate migration investment?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV. A. 9. b. Table 1. If "yes," please provide the following information:   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section B: Risk Management (All Capital Assets)  

You should have performed a risk assessment during the early planning and initial concept phase of this investment’s life-cycle, developed a risk-adjusted life-cycle cost estimate and a plan to eliminate, mitigate or manage risk, and be actively managing risk throughout the investment’s life-cycle.

 

 

 

IV. B. 1. Does the investment have a Risk Management Plan?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV. B. 1. a. If "yes," what is the date of the plan?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV. B. 1. b. Has the Risk Management Plan been significantly changed since last year's submission to OMB?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV. B. 1. c. If "yes," describe any significant changes:   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

IV. B. 2. If there currently is no plan, will a plan be developed?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV. B. 2. a. If "yes," what is the planned completion date?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV. B. 2. b. If "no," what is the strategy for managing the risks?   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

Section C: Cost and Schedule Performance (All Capital Assets)  

You should also periodically be measuring the performance of operational assets against the baseline established during the planning or full acquisition phase (i.e., operational analysis), and be properly operating and maintaining the asset to maximize its useful life. Operational analysis may identify the need to redesign or modify an asset by identifying previously undetected faults in design, construction, or installation/integration, highlighting whether actual operation and maintenance costs vary significantly from budgeted costs, or documenting that the asset is failing to meet program requirements.

EVM is required only on DME portions of investments. For mixed lifecycle investments, O&M milestones should still be included in the table (Comparison of Initial Baseline and Current Approved Baseline). This table should accurately reflect the milestones in the initial baseline, as well as milestones in the current baseline.

Answer the following questions about the status of this investment. Include information on all appropriate capital assets supporting this investment except for assets in which the performance information is reported in a separate exhibit 300.

 

 

 

IV. C. 1. Are you using EVM to manage this investment?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV. C. 1. a. If "yes," does the earned value management system meet the criteria in ANSI/EIA Standard - 748?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV. C. 1. b. If "no," explain plans to implement EVM:   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

IV. C. 1. c. If "N/A," please provide date operational analysis was conducted and a brief summary of the results?   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

IV. C. 2. Is the CV% or SV% greater than ± 10%? (CV% = CV/EV x 100; SV% = SV/PV x 100)   

 

NOT applicable for capital assets with ONLY O&M.

 

 

 

 

 

IV. C. 2. a. If "yes," was it the CV or SV or both ?   

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV. C. 2. b. If "yes," explain the causes of the variance:   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

IV. C. 2. c. If "yes," describe the corrective actions:   

 

(long text - 2500 characters)

 

 

 

 

 

IV. C. 3. Has the investment re-baselined during the past fiscal year?   

 

Applicable to ALL capital assets

 

 

 

 

 

IV. C. 3. a. If "yes," when was it approved by the agency head?   

 

Applicable to ALL capital assets

 

 

 

 

 

IV. C. 4. Comparison of Initial Baseline and Current Approved Baseline   

 

Complete the following table to compare actual performance against the current performance baseline and to the initial performance baseline. In the Current Baseline section, for all milestones listed, you should provide both the baseline and actual completion dates (e.g., “03/23/2003”/ “04/28/2004”) and the baseline and actual total costs (in $ Millions). In the event that a milestone is not found in both the initial and current baseline, leave the associated cells blank. Note that the ‘Description of Milestone’ and ‘Percent Complete’ fields are required. Indicate ‘0’ for any milestone no longer active.

 

 

 

 

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