Management
GITEC 2016: How the USDA Overcomes Challenges to Deliver IT
Joyce Hunter, the deputy CIO for policy and planning at the Agricluture Department, explains how USDA is a leader in FITARA implementation, the biggest challenges her agency faces and much more in this interview from the 2016 GITEC Summit.
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Participants
Joyce Hunter, Deputy CIO, Agriculture Department
Video Highlights
- USDA's push for to become compliant under FITARA, the 2014 law that is aimed at streamlining federal technology acquisition.
- The biggest IT challenges USDA faces, including cybersecurity, FITARA, modernization of legacy systems and applications and workforce planning.
- IT modernization will remain a key trend, as agencies try to turn legacy systems into smaller and more agile applications.