FIT ARA Actions and Milestones (Table 2) August 2018 Deliverable

Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture Contact: Mr. Flip Anderson, FIT ARA Operations Officer

Flip.anderson@ocio.usda.gov, 202. 720. 7649

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The Enterprise Information Technology (IT) Governance Departmental Regulation (DR) addressing the Chief Information Officer (CIO) involvement with planning for IT resources at all points in the lifecycle should be an officially published policy.

. The CFO, SPE, CIO, and Budget Officer will develop appropriate Departmentwide guidance as part of the annual budget formulation process to ensure budget formulation process enhancements are achieved.

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Completed on 2015/12/03. The Enterprise IT Governance DR was officially published as DR 3130-010 on December 3, 2015.

DR 3130-010 addresses the requirement that the USDA CIO defmes the development processes, milestones, review gates, and the overall policies for all capital planning, enterprise architecture (EA), project management and reporting ofIT resources .

Completed on 2016/06/03. USDA has a recurring and repeatable process for the formulation of its annual budget submissions. Although modified annually to reflect the latest Office of Management and Budget (0MB) guidance, this process includes an iterative exchange of infonnation and decision-making through which the USDA CIO is more involved per the intent ofFITARA.

CIO will collaborate with OBPA to prepare agency budget guidance for the budget formulation process.

CIO will be included in meetings with Agency Administrators and Under Secretaries where the Secretary reviews priorities for the Departmental estimates.

· CIO will review agency estimates submitted as patt of Chapter U and provide input to the OSEC decision-making process.

Approval memorandum for CIO and OBPA Director as evidence of visibility of IT Resource decisions.

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Completed on 2016/06/03 . As the USDA budget process is already established, the USDA CIO and the Depattment' s Office of Budget and Program Analysis (OBPA) have modified the process for future budget submissions to include additional · engagement by the USDA CIO.

Completed on 2016/07/08. OCIO worked with OBPA to align schedules for when meetings· will be held to ensure the engagement of the USDA CIO. The USDA CIO is included in meetings with Agency Administrators and Under Secretai·ies where the Secretary reviews priorities for the Depattmental estimates (e.g. subcabi.net and E-Board meetings).

Completed on 2016/07/22 . OCIO worked with OBPA to align schedules for when information will be submitted and when. decisions will be made to ensure the engagement of the USDA CIO.

Completed on 2016/12/01. The USDA CIO and Director, OBPA signed the Information Technology Resource Statement. The USDA CIO and Director, OBPA, have had a significant role in reviewing and approving the IT budget for FY 2018 in accordance

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The USDA CIO defines OCIO review criteria and decision-making I 2016/03/31 process after receiving budget packets from the Agency's during first phase of the USDA internal review process (Chapter 11 submission).

The USDA CIO and the Capital Planning and Information Technology I 2016/03/3 l Governance Division (CPITGD) within the Information Resource Management (IRM) office wi II work with OBP A to create time I ines for OCIO review and input to Budget Director and Office of the Secretary for budget decisions .

CPITGD will collaborate· with OBPA to prepare instructions and ·incorporate modified exhibits (Exhibits 11-2, 12 and Appendix A) to send to the bureaus to prepare.

OCIO review agency budget request and provide input to Budget Director and Office of the Secretary.

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with applicable Federal Information Technology Acquisition

Reform Act (FITARA) requirements.

Completed on 2016/04/26. OCIO and OBP A worked to develop Attachment A to Chapter 11 which contains the IT budget request.

Completed on 2016/05/11. OCIO established a timeline that is in sync with the budget formulation process.

Completed on 2016/06/15 . As the USDA budget process is already established, the USDA CIO and OBPA modified the process for future budget-submissions tc,include additional engagement by the USDA CIO.

Completed on 2016/07/18. OCIO staff met with OBPA and agency budget and IT staff to review agency estimates and provide input through discussions.

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USDA submits Departmental estimates to 0MB.

OBPA and OCFO will establish gu idance with OCIO for the agency

operating plans to ensure that planned expenditures for major IT

investments are appropriately reflected in the plans.

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Portfolio submission, which includes major and non-major

investments, to OBPA to review and clear these plans prior to

submittLng them to USDA policy officials and 0MB. This is an

annual process; therefore, OCIO and OBPA wi ll begin the pre­

planning budget process for the BY2019 submission in early

qua1ter (Q) 3 of FY2017 .

Completed on 2017/04/07. IT estimates were sent to 0MB on

Apri l 7, 2017. USDA OBPA worked with 0MB to determine

final Agency funding levels for FY2018 in March 2017. The fu II

USDA President's Budget will be released in mid-May 20 l 7.

Completed on 2016/08/11. Presently, the Deprutmental guidance

for the annual operating plans is limited to requests for information

at the progrrun, project, or activity (PPA) level. As information

reported at the PP A level may not include suffic ient detail to

determine IT funding impacts, the Department is examining

whether its guidance or accounting reporting can be revised to

capture relevant IT expenditures .

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Finalize the Enterprise IT Governance DR addressing the requirement that the CIO defines the development processes, milestones, review gates, and the overall policies for all capital planning, enterprise architecture, and project management and reporting ofIT resources.

Project that the Enterprise IT Governance and Non-Major IT Investments DRs will be formally published.

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Revisions to IT spending will be appropriately reported to the USDA CIO to ensure compliance with FITARA.

Completed on 2015/ 12/03. The Enterprise IT Governance DR was officially published as DR 3130-010 on December 3, 2015 .

DR 3130-009 addresses the requirement that the USDA CIO defines the development processes, milestones, review gates, and the overall policies for all capital planning, EA, project management and reporting ofIT resources.

Completed on 2015/12/03 . The Enterprise IT Governance DR was officially published as DR 3130-010 on December 3, 2015. The Non-Major Information Technology (IT) Investments DR was officially published as DR 3130-009 on November 18, 2015.

DR 313 0-009 addresses the requirement that the CIO defines the development processes, milestones, review gates, and the overall policies for all capital planning, EA, project management and reporting ofIT resources.

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OCFO will develop accounting structures to capture and categorize actual obligations and expenses for IT investments. The data wi ll be made avai lable to the CIO and SPE for monthly review.

USDA will improve the annual USDA IT portfolio review process by I 2016/02/28 adding the reporting requirement for each bureau to map all investments to their bureau level strategic objectives, which are aligned to the Depaitment's strategic objectives.

CIO along with the USDA CIO Council will define standardized performance metrics for the USDA Lines of Business (LOB).

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(OCFO) has sent accounting guidance to all USDA agency CFO' s on how to capture and report on IT spending.

Completed on 2016/07/22 . Portfolio Reviews have completed and included requirements from M-15-14. OCIO and the USDA Program Management community are now developing associated perfonnance metrics.

Completed on 2017/02/28. The USDA CIO Council (CIOC) Enterprise Architecture Committee (EAC) is on track to align USDA's IT Investments and performance metrics (captured through the CPITGD monthly and quarterly CIO rating reviews) to the Department's eight identified Lines of Business (LOB), namely ( 1) Entitlement, (2) Grants, (3) Inspection, ( 4) Insurance, (5) Loans, (6) Logistics, (7) Research, and (8) Transactions.

Going forward, the EAC, in coordination with the USDA CIOC, wi ll continue to develop the USDA Business Architecture with the aim of identifying additional commonalities among the Department's IT Investment po1tfolio. As the maturation of the USDA Business Architecture results in the identification of new or

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Aligning USDA IT investments and performance metrics to the TT Strategic Plan goals and objectives.

The IT Program and Project Managers Certification Requirements, IT Cost Estimating, IT Capital Planning and Investment Control, and CIO Council DRs will be fonnally published.

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IT investment portfolio and associated performance metrics are aligned and captured within the appropriate LOBs.

Completed on 2017/05/11. (Target was 2017/09/30). There are two artifacts supporting the completion of this milestone. First, OCIO/CPITGD used the UDSA Information Technology Strategic Plan, FYs 2014-2018, as approved by the USDA CIO and the COO in mid-November 2016, to produce a complete mapping of all current USDA Major IT Investments to Goals and Objectives as presented in the Secretary's Plan. Second, using data contained in AgMAX, the USDA IT Portfolio repository, a worksheet has been created that maps the USDA Strategic Goals to the new Secretary's Priorities, total number ofIT investments for each goal, total cost data by Goal, and a listing of each IT investment, major and non-major, by agency or staff office aligned to a Goal and including performance measures for each.

Completed on 2016/07/08. The Information Technology Program and Project Manager Certification Requirements DR was officially published as DR 3130-011 on February 4, 2016.

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Develop processes and procedures for Enterprise IT Governance and lT I 20 I 6/06/30 Capital Planning and Investment Control DRs (i.e. Depa11mental

Manuals (DM)).

Draft and publish a FIT ARA Depru1mental Regulation (DR)

This DR establishes the USDA policy governing the oversight and management of the FIT ARA which requires Federal Chief Information Officers (CIO) to fully define and understand the costs of agency IT

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The IT Cost Estimating DR was officially published as DR 313 0-012 on March 4, 2016.

lnformation Technology Capital Planning and Investment Conh·ol (CPIC) DR was officially published as DR 3130-013 on July 8, 2016 .

The CIO Council DR was officially published as DR 3105-00 I on iApri l 6, 2016.

Completed on 2016/10/13. Both DMs are developed and the IT Governance DM has been submitted and commented on as part of the USDA policy review process.

The CPIC DM will be submitted to the USDA policy review process by the end ofNovember 2016 .

Completed on 2016/09/13. The Oversight and Management oftbe Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FIT ARA) DR 3 145-001 was officially published on September 13, 2016. The Policy Division has invoked a streamlined policy review cycle for this critical DR.

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investments, products, and services to be included/incorporated into the USDA budget formulation, budget execution, acquisition, and IT workforce planning processes.

OCIO/CPITGD will update the Integrated IT Governance Framework (IITGF): Guidebook (Apri l 1, 2014).

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The revised l!TGF: Guidebook builds upon its earlier iteration by incorporating recommendations received from the user community, lessons learned in the application of governance processes over the last four years, and the streamlining of governance reviews for software development activities incorporating incremental methodologies. This latest Guidebook version removes several obsolete artifacts needed at governance touchpoints throughout the process; updates a few artifacts for relevancy; and combines some artifacts (these cease to exist as a separate artifact) as part of the overarching Project Management Plan. The latest Guidebook also introduces the USDA Incremental Governance Model, which promotes efficiency and effectiveness by reducing the number of governance decision gates and artifacts for those USDA major IT investments that utilize one of these software development methodologies.

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OCIO will work with the Office of Executive Secretary (OES) and the Office of Budget and Program Analysis (OBPA) to acquire USDA CIO approval ofreprogramming. The USDA CIO must approve any movement of funds for IT resources that requires Congressional notification.

OPPM will implement changes in USDA's enterprise level Integrated Acquisition System (IAS) to include a new field on procurement requisitions to capture the Acquisition Approval Request (A.AR) number.

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The SPE in collaboration with OCIO will update acquisition documents I 2015/12/30 and tools to reflect the new acquisition requirements.

OCIO will update the AAR instructional document, A.AR Guidebook and Procurement Advisory 53 to reflect the new requirements not already included in the A.AR process.

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Completed on 2016/08/03. The OES, OBPA, and OCIO have created, approved, and documented a revised reprogramming workflow that includes the USDA CIO's approval of all reprogramming actions that have an IT impact and requires Congressional notification.

Completed on 2016/02/22. A new field in USDA 's contract writing system was implemented to capture the A.AR number. Enhanced data for, and oversight of, IT Acquisitions.

Completed on 2016/02/22 . Procurement Advisory 53A was published on Februa1y 22, 2016.

Updated instructions for submission and approval of AA.Rs for acquisition personnel.

Completed on 2016/02/15. OCIO and the SPE have made the required changes to the Procurement Advisory 53 and the AAR instructional document is being updated .

The OCIO CPITGD and the OPPM will finalize and implement the 12015/12/31 28 I requirement of the AAR approval process into the procurement process

that will require the review/approval of acquisition plans.

The CHCO will recruit and administer a Senior Level (SL) position for 2015/12/31

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The CHCO will modify the current process to include the CIO approval 1 2016/03/3 I on selections and a notification process when CIO positions are vacated.

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USDA OCIO has created critical performance elements for all bureau 2016/03/31 ·

CI0s that have been in place since 2013 for which an official advisory

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Completed on 2016/02/22. Procurement Advisory 53A was

published on February 22, 2016. Updated instructions for

submission and approval of AARs for acquisition personn~r

Completed on 2016/03/22. Hiring of a SL individual was accomplished. This position wi ll assist the USDA CIO to ensure effective management and oversight of FIT ARA implementation.

Completed on 2016/07/07. OHRM Advisory #2016-006 entitled FIT ARA Implementat ion was issued on July 7, 2016 to agency

and staff office administrators to define the process for the creation of recruitment packages for new or established positions at the

CIO level. The process requires concurrence of the USDA CIO at the recruitment and selection stages for SES/SL/GS positions having a key IT ro le for a component organization.

Completed on 2016/05/31. In addition to OHRM Advisory #2016-

006, the OCIO issued a memo entitled FY16 Agency and OCIO Performance Element on May 31, 2016, to agency and staff office administrators to define the FIT ARA Performance elements for

FY16 CIO Performance Plans. Narrative language will be added to the Results Driven element of Senior Executive Service (SES)

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IT Workforce Planning (ITWP) sha.11 conduct a comprehensive

workforce and competencies gap analyses, and identify and develop a

five-year workforce planning cycle.

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FY l 6 Perfonnance Plans. A new stand-alone USDA Performance

element has been added to Non-SES CIO performance plans.

The language reflects priorities for the Depmtment such as

increased use of cybersecurity performance indicators, FIT ARA

implementation activities, and 21st Century Government

initiatives.

New Target Completion Date: 2018/09/30. The USDA IT Workforce is working to identify and develop competency models for the IT roles. We have prioritized Program/Project and Cybersecurity competency models as the first four IT Specialist positions/parentheticals to be addressed.

The USDA IT Workforce has started orientation sessions to prepare the IT workforce for the four IT competencies assessments scheduled to run 7 /23/18 thru 8/8/18. At the end of the assessment period, the analysis of the data will begin to determine the skill gaps, and document strategies to mitigate. We continue our development of the IT Workforce Plan, which includes a workforce planning cycle.

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The CHCO will partner with the CIO to establish a SOP for the recruit:Jnent and selection for CIO positions at the SES level with the collaboration of the USDA Mission Area, Bureau and Staff Office Heads.

The CHCO will partner with the OCIO to: 1. Develop a set of competency requirements for IT positions;

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Completed on 2016/05/05. Executive Resources Management Division (ERMD) has issued a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on Executive Recruitments and Appointments that was approved May 5, 2016, for executive resources operations.

New Target Completion Date: 2018/09/30. The USDA IT Workforce is engaged with OHRM and

agency and staff office representatives to identify and

develop all IT workforce competencies requirements.

The USDA IT Workforce has started orientation sessions to

prepare the IT workforce for the four IT competencies

assessments scheduled to run 7/23 thru 8/8. At the end of the

assessment period, the analysis of the data will begin to

determine the skill gaps, and document strategies to

mitigate. We continue our development of the IT Workforce

Plan, which includes a workforce planning cycle. ·

This incremental approach is necessary given the size and

complexity of the IT workforce within USDA.

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2. Provide OCIO representation on Executive Review Boards (ERB);

The CHCO will partner with the OCIO to: 3. Provide the OCIO' s input on perfonnance ratings to the Performance Review Boards (PRB).

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Completed on 2016/04/29. ERMD currently collaborates with the CIO staff for participation in ERBs. ERMD also routes the Best Qualified (BQ) candidate list for selection of the CIO for preapproval.

The active involvement of the CIO senior executive staff on the Executive Resources boaJds for merit staffing ensures the CIOs assessment of a candidate ' s competencies and executive core qualifications for selection of SES CIO positions.

Completed on 2016/08/09. The CIO's input will be provided to the rating official to consider when rating applicable SES performance requirements, and will be included in the completed performance appraisal. OHRM will infoim the PRBs of the additional information.

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For FY16, the OCIO began to formalize the CIO' s involvement in the performance evaluation process. The actual input from the USDA CIO will accompany the appraisal package to the PRBs.

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The CHCO, in consultation with the CJO, will collaborate with the

bureau subject matter expe1ts to assist in the development and establishment of positions at the GS-15 grade level.

· OHRM will work with OCIO to issue an Advisory Notice to go to the Bureau CIOs and Executives describing implementing performance

plans and detailing the revised hiring process.

Update USDA Data Center Inventory.

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Completed on 2016/07/07. An SOP entitled "Agency

Recruitment/ Appointment of GS-15 CIO Positions" has been developed to explain the requirement and process. The SOP was

communicated by OHRM Advisory #2016-006 entitled "FITARA Implementation" issued on July 7, 2016, to inform agencies and

staff offices of the requirement for CIO's involvement in

development and establishment ofGS-15 CIO positions.

The active involvement of the CIO in the development, recruitment and selection of CIO positions at the GS-15 level

across USDA ensures skilled staff is in proper roles to effectively manage IT resources and to assist agencies in improving IT

management practices.

Completed on 2016/07/07. OHRM.Advisozy #20l6-006 issued on July 7, 2016, defined the requirements and process for the CIO' s involvement /concurrence in the recruitment/selectior(and

performance plans for SES/SL/GS positions having a key IT role for a component organization.

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Complete USDA Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI) Strategic Plan .

Cost Savings and Avoidances ($M)

Tiered Data Center Closures

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This is a quarterly reporting requirement to 0MB. The quarterly uploads to OMB's DataPoint site are due at month end in February, May, August, and November.

Closures Completed on 2016/09/29. USDA submitted its strategic plan and USDA CIO certification in September 2016.

Optimization New Target Completion Date: 2018/12/31 This is a quarterly reporting requirement to 0MB. The first quaiter of FYI 8 repo1t to 0MB on February 9, 2018 identified a cost savings of $4.359M. The second quaiter of FY18 report to 0MB on May 4, 2018 identified a cost savings of $4.609M.

USDA planned to save $ 1. IM in FYl8 but has only saved $0.2SM through two quarters. Th is target ($23 .62M) is at risk as the bulk of the data centers left to close ai·e small in nature.

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Non-Tiered Data Center Closures

Achieve Vi1tualization metric target of greater than or equal to 4 within USDA tiered data center inventory.

Facility Utilization

Power Usage Effectiveness

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This is a quarterly reporting requirement ofOMB. The Data Center inventory data is uploaded to the 0MB DataPoint site in February, May, August and November.

Closures This is a quarterly reporting requirement ofOMB. The Data Center inventory data is uploaded to the 0MB DataPoint site in February, May, August and November.

Optimization Completed on 2016/08/01. USDA currently exceeds this metric target.

Optimization This is a quarterly reporting requirement of 0MB. The Data Center inventory data is uploaded to the 0MB DataPoint site in February, May, August and November.

Optimization This is a quarterly reporting requirement of 0MB. The Data Center inventory data is uploaded to the 0MB DataPoint site in Februaiy, May, August and November.

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Achieve Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) metric target of less than or equal to 1.5 in all tiered data centers.

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Optimization New Target Completion Date: 2018/12/31. This is a quarterly reportingrequirement to 0MB. The fu-st quarter ofFY18 repo1t to 0MB on February 9, 2018 identified energy metering of 72%. The second qua1ter ofFYl 8 report to 0MB on May 4, 2018 identified energy metering of 72%.

USDA planned to achieve Energy Metering of 72% by the close of CY18. As the number of Tiered Data Centers is reduced to two, this metric target will be complete at 100%.

Optimization New Target Completion Date: 2018/12/31 This is a quarterly reporting requirement to 0MB. The first quarter ofFY18 report to 0MB on February 9, 2018 identified achieving a power usage effectiveness metric of 1.92. The second quarter of FY 18 report to 0MB on May 4, 2018 identified • achievi ng a power usage effectiveness metric of 1.88.

USDA planned to achieve a PUE of l.7 by the end of CY18. The following tasks are being performed to improve PUE: centralized distribution cabling system, switch to Blade Servers, virtualization

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Achieve Virtualization metric target of greater than or equal to 4 within

USDA tiered data center inventory.

Achieve Server Utilization and Automated Monitoring metric target of greater than or equal to 65% within USDA tiered data centers.

Achieve Facility Utilization metric target of 80% within USDA tiered

data centers.

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of servers from four to one, consolidating racks and cabinet

equipment, upgrade UPS and chillers, install LED lighting, and

increasing cabinet power density.

Optimization USDA currently exceeds this metric target.

Optimization

New Target Completion Date: 2018/ 12/31. This is a quarterly reporting requirement to 0MB. The first

quarter ofFY18 report to 0MB on February 9, 2018 identified achieving server utilization metric of 13.2%. The second quarter

of FY 18 report to 0MB on May 4, 2018 identified achieving server utilization metric of 13.6%.

USDA planned to achieve a server uti lization of 15% by the close ofCY18. This low number is due to the highly virtualized-~

environments not requiring as many processing cycles per virtual server.

Optimization New Target Completion Date: 2018/12/31.

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Achieve closure metric target of 25% of all tiered data centers based 011

USDA lnventory report submitted to 0MB on August 31, 2015. 2018/09/30

Achieve closure metric target of 60% of all non-tiered data centers based I 2018/09/30 on USDA Invento1y report submitted to 0MB on August 31, 2015 .

New: Updated the FY16 USDA Data Center Optimization Initiative I 2017/04/14 (DCOI) Strategic Plan.

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This is a quruterly reporting requirement to 0MB. The first

quarter ofFY18 report to 0MB on February 9, 2018 identified achieving facility utilization metric of38%. The second quruter of FY 18 report to 0MB 011 May 4, 2018 identified achieving facility utilization metric of38%.

USDA planned to achieve a floor space utilization of38% by the close ofCY18. Currently, facility utilization is at 38% but this nmnber will increase as the number of datacenters is reduced to two.

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Completed on 2018/05/04. As of May 2018, USDA has closed six of the targeted six-tiered data centers as required by 0MB. USDA currently meets this metric target.

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USDA current non-tiered data center closures exceeds 60%.

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Submitted USDA FY 17 DCOI Strategic Plan and USDA CIO certification.