The National Science & Technology Consortium

What is the Consortium?    What does the Consortium do?

What is the National Science & Technology Consortium?

• The S&T Consortium is NRCS's mechanism to acquire, develop, and transfer technology.
• The Consortium provides up-to-date technology, tools, and resource information to meet the conservation needs of NRCS customers.
• The goal of the Consortium is to ensure technical excellence in NRCS to support field staffs and local decision makers.
• These technologies, tools, and resource information support understanding of local, regional, national, and global resource challenges, and provide a means to address them.
• The Consortium organizational plan integrates the resources of NRCS and its partners to meet the needs of conservation planning professionals.

What does the Consortium do?

• Provides national policy leadership and coordination for the technical responsibilities of NRCS.
• Ensures acquisition and development of technology that meets current and future customers' needs and Agency priorities, and responds to needs of field office personnel.
• Provides for quality and consistency in the development and delivery of technical products and services throughout the Agency.
• Communicates and networks internally among all members of the Consortium- National Headquarters Divisions, Centers, Cooperating Scientists, and technical staffs.
• Coordinates technology activities throughout the Agency.
• Networks among external partners, such as colleges, universities, non-government organizations, and the private sector.

Last Modified: 05/01/2006