Kent Armstrong, Associate Chief Information Officer, Data Center Operations

Kent Armstrong was appointed the Associate Chief Information Officer for Data Center Operations and Director of the National Information Technology Center (NITC) in October 2008. Mr. Armstrong oversees the management of the USDA’s enterprise data centers located at Kansas City, MO, St. Louis, MO, Belstville, MD, Salt Lake City, UT and the Application Development Center of Excellence in CO.

He has been at NITC since 2001, serving as the Business Integration Manager and Chief of the Business and Project Management Office. Mr. Armstrong joined the USDA in 1978 and has worked for Food Safety and Quality Service, Packers and Stockyards Administration, Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, and the Farm Service Agency.

Mr. Armstrong grew up in Kansas where he and his wife still reside. They have two grown children. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Science and Industry from Kansas State University.

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