Areas of Responsibility

In support of USDA strategic missions, the Office of the Associate Chief Information Officer is the functional authority on IT capital planning and investment control, IT governance, and business process re-engineering.

Capital Planning and Investment Control

Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) is a systematic approach to selecting, managing, and evaluating information technology investments.

CPIC is mandated by the Clinger Cohen Act of 1996 which requires federal agencies to focus on the results produced by IT investments.

Enterprise Architecture

The USDA Enterprise Architecture helps make sure information technology investments align with the mission and goals of the Department. It defines how information and technology should support USDA’s strategic goals and benefit the business.

Information Management

The Information Management Division provides training to help USDA organizations plan, create, distribute, use, secure, manage, and dispose of information—in accordance with USDA policy and management best practices.

We help USDA make sure the right information is available to the right people, in the right format, in the right medium, in the right place, at the right time.

Integrated Information Technology Governance Framework (IITGF)

USDA's Integrated Information Technology Governance Framework (IITGF) is a holistic set of processes, procedures, and guidelines that assist the Office of the Chief Information Officer's (OCIO's) customers improve mission delivery.  

IRM Contact

Bernadette McGhee
Executive Assistant
TPA&ECommunications@ocio.usda.gov