The National information Technology Center
(NITC) is part of the Office of the Chief Information Officer
(OCIO) for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The mission of NITC is to "provide reliable
and cost-effective Information Technology Solutions to achieve
effective mission performance delivery for the USDA, its agencies,
and others."
Our Centers of Excellence specialize in
providing Enterprise Information Technology (IT) Solutions
of products, services, and resources to support the missions
of the USDA offices and agencies including the Farm Service
Agency (FSA), Rural Development (RD), Natural Resource Conservation
Service (NRCS), Forest Service (FS), and non-USDA agencies
including the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), General
Services Administration (GSA), and Department of Interior
(DoI). The NITC headquarters' is located in Kansas City, Missouri
with other Centers of Excellence located in Fort Collins,
Colorado, Washington, D.C., and Beltsville, Maryland.
Our Enterprise Solutions are developed utilizing
government and industry standards. Our computing facilities
use "leading edge technology" products, develop solutions
using "best of breed" industry services, and provide proficient
physical and professional resources for business continuity
capability, consistency, and reliability. The NITC secure
IT infrastructure consists of platforms for mainframe, midrange,
and Intel based computer environments. Our customers access
NITC facilities from their remote locations throughout the
continental United States via secure private and public networks
to support their business requirements and services. The programs
and applications deployed in the NITC environment are national
in scope, mission critical, and important for the operations
of the United States Government.
The NITC cooperatively partners with customers
to understand their business and requirements. This results
in NITC providing the technical resources, the professional
expertise, and the IT processing environments critical to
the success of their applications.
Our vision, "the NITC team is
committed to excellence in providing world-class leadership
through innovative, reliable Information Technology services
and enterprise solutions in support of our valued customers"
with emphasis on delivering timely and within budget support
for our clients while remaining responsive to the issues and
challenges facing our customers today, tomorrow, and in the
future. Our employees maintain a high level of professionalism
in partnering with our valued clients. We are proud of our
reputation for excellent customer service, a high level of
customer satisfaction, and continually striving to improve
and enhance our offerings.
NITC
Executive Presentation (PPT 3MB)
http://www.ocio.usda.gov/nitc/index.html
Last Modified:
12/18/2008
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