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Report Type	Reports and Testimonies
Report Date	Oct. 21, 1993
Report No.	AIMD-94-31
Subject	Agricultural programs Computer systems Financial management systems Information resources management Information systems Life cycle costs Management information systems Reporting requirements Strategic information systems planning Systems conversions Technology modernization programs Computer resources management USDA Financial Information System Vision and Strategy Initiative USDA Info Share Program USDA Modernization of Administrative Processes Initiative

Summary:

The Agriculture Department (USDA) says that it has 17 major computer systems under development with total estimated life-cycle costs of $6.3 billion. One of these--a major information technology modernization program for the farm service agencies--accounts for about $2.6 billion of this amount. USDA has two additional major initiatives--one to streamline administrative processes and another to develop integrated financial information systems--that are still in early planning stages and therefore do not yet have estimated life-cycle costs. Although the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requires specific information about major systems, USDA has not routinely collected and reported these basic data and has therefore not complied with these government reporting requirements. USDA, OMB, and Congress need these data to determine (1) how and to what extent information technology is being used and (2) whether planned information technology investments warrant further review. Recently, USDA has taken steps to comply with the OMB requirements.

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Information Resources: USDA Lacks Data on Major Computer Systems