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 Enterprise Data Centers of Excellence located in St. Louis, Missouri, Beltsville,
Maryland, and Salt Lake City, Utah. Other Centers of Excellence are located in Fort Collins,
Colorado and Washington, D.C.
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:
02/20/2009
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