Management of USDA IT Enterprise Initiatives Procedures

1. PURPOSE

This Departmental Manual (DM) establishes the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) process for identifying, evaluating, and designating information technology (IT) related enterprise initiatives in the form of a recommendation to the USDA Chief Information Officer (CIO). The intent of this DM is to promote the effective and efficient sharing of IT resources across the entire organization to drive down costs and improve customer service.