United StatesDepartment ofAgriculture

Office of the Chief Information Officer

“Partnering for Success”

www.ocio.usda.gov/nitc

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“Partnering For Success”

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NITC Mission

Provide reliable and cost-effective information technology solutions to achieve effective mission performance and program delivery for the USDA, its agencies, and other clients.

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NITC Vision

The NITC is a team committed to excellence in providing world-class leadership through innovative, reliable information technology services and solutions in support of our valued customers.

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NITC Organizational ChartNITC Organizational ChartAssociate Chief

Information OfficerData CenterOperations

Kent W. Armstrong

Deputy ACIOBusiness, Finance,

and SecurityJames I. Steven

Deputy ACIOfor Operations

Edward L. Reyelts

Director, Business and

Project Management Division

Janet L. Guyer

Director, Security Division

Gregory A. Schmitz

Director, Information

ServicesDivision

Greta R. Nash

Director, Systems

EngineeringDivision

David W. Ireland

Director, InfrastructureOperations

DivisionDonald N. Burrell

Director, Software

Engineering DivisionChristopher S.

North

Chief, Business and Project Management

BranchClay D. Cole

Chief, Enterprise ServicesBranch

John Walter

Chief, Security Governance

BranchPaul D. Genova

Chief, Information Systems Security

BranchJeffrey A. Caldwell

Chief, Storage Management

BranchDavid B. Brown

Chief, Data BaseManagement

BranchRachel A. Mecham

Chief, NetworkServicesBranch

Michael S. Rodgers

Chief, Mainframe Systems Branch

Danial W. McCord

Chief, WindowsSystemsBranch

Victoria K. Turley

Chief, Open SystemsBranch

Richard T. Barr

Chief, ServiceDesk

BranchScott P. O’Hare

Chief, Systems Network Control

CenterRickey N. Smith

Chief, ApplicationEngineering

BranchAnthony R. Hernandez

Chief, ApplicationSupportBranch

Christopher S.North (Acting)

Chief, ApplicationIntegration

BranchBrian L. Fields

Chief, IT Service Management

BranchEric D. Kirkendall

Director, Resource

Management Division

Pamela A. Yancey

Chief, Budget and Finance Management

BranchGerald F. Lee

Chief, Contract Management

BranchPhilip L. Gehrt

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NITC Management Philosophy

Customer Satisfaction

Integrity

High Reliability

Value-added Services

Provide total solutions and services at a competitive price

Encourage, value and recognize employee contributions

Partner with customers to support their business needs

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NITC Data Center

• Operations 24 x 7 x 365+ • Environmental Safeguards

Dual Power Feed Uninterruptible Power Supply

Diesel Generators

• 24 Hour Customer Support• Integrator of Enterprise Solutions for IT xxEnvironments

• Full Service Enterprise IT Data Center

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NITC Infrastructure

Mainframe z/OS, VM, Linux, UNIX System Services

Midrange IBM-AIX, HP-UX, UNIX, Sun Solaris, Linux

Intel Based Windows, Linux

Platforms Operating Systems

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NITC Security

Physical – Access, Biometric, Surveillance

Data – Authentication, Awareness, Risk

Personnel Clearances – As Required

Contingency Services – Off-Site Storage,

Disaster Recovery, Backups, Hot Site

SECURITY

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NITC Security

System/Network Security

Intrusion Detection

Firewalls

Management of Security Programs

Server and Client Authentication

Diverse Access

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NITC Security

System/Network Security (Continued)

Encrypted Services – SSL and VPN

Incident Reporting

Virus Scans

Vulnerability Scans

Content Filtering

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NITC Applications Services

Web Applications Development Database Management and Support Re-engineering Technical Information Services Requirements Analysis & Feasibility Studies

Applications Design, Development and Support

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ArchitecturesMainframeClient/ServerInternet Web ServersMS Windowsz/OSVMLinux (SUSE,RedHat)UNIX System ServicesIBM-AIXHP-UXSun Solaris

LanguagesCOBOLVisual BasicJava, J#JavaScriptHTMLXMLC, C++, C#Cold Fusion SQL, PL/SQL Perl, OraPerlPHPDreamweaverUnix Shell ScriptSAS, SAS/C

NITC Technical Expertise

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Databases Tools & MiddlewareOracleSybaseInformixMS AccessDBASE IVR:BASESystem 2000SQL ServerDB2CA-IDMSmySQLCICS/VSAMAdabas

Oracle Designer 2000Oracle Developer 2000Power DesignerSystem ArchitectESRI Map ServerCrystal ReportsWebSphere Studio.net StudioJ BuilderMX StudioApacheTOMCATWebLogic

NITC Technical Expertise

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NITC Telecommunications

Telecommunications

Wide Area Network

Customer Communications Facilities

Internet Node

Redundancy

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NITC Storage Area Network

Storage Area Network (SAN) is an intelligent network in which storage resources are deployed and managed independently of any single server.

Disaster Recovery

High Performance and Availability Increase Productivity

Scalability Consolidation

Backup/Restore

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NITC Web e-Business

Web Implementation

Web Portal

Web Farm

USDA Initiatives

IT Infrastructure

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NITC Business Profile

Streamlined Administration

Ownership Options

NITC operates as a Working xxCapital Fund (WCF)

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National Information Technology Center

NITC provides total enterprise solutions and services at competitive pricing to meet your needs of Today, Tomorrow, and the Future.

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For More Information About theNational Information Technology Center

““Partnering for Partnering for Success” Success”

Business Contact: 888-USE-NITC