USDA's APHIS makes way for mobile
Gary Washington, the chief information officer of USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), said the goal is to create an environment to improve decision making across the bureau.
"We are trying to mature our governance process and make sure our portfolio is extremely accurate and is formulated in a way that assists the head of the agency and the administrators and deputy administrators in making informed decisions about information technology," he said. "That's one area where the Department of Agriculture has become increasingly aggressive in terms of its oversight, and that's a good thing. We are working hand-in-hand with them on that."
The increased focus on governance is leading APHIS and other parts of USDA down a path toward shared services. Washington said APHIS is specifically working with others on a department-wide geospatial shared service.
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