Information Systems and Technology Management (ISTM) Policy

The Information Technology Policy office is the NIFA subunit responsible for leadership and coordination on information and information technology policy issues and for e-government program leadership including business transformation. Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• IT strategic and operational planning.
• Capital planning and investment control.
• Enterprise architecture.
• ISTM Policies and Procedures.
• Electronic grants.
• Paperwork Reduction and Government Paperwork Elimination Acts (PRA and GPEA).
• Coordination and issue-resolution on topics above as well as reporting with USDA/OCIO, OMB, and other federal agencies and NIFA stakeholders.
• Records Management

Policy Staff

• Jason Hitchcock, Director of Information Policy, Planning, and Training
• Robert Martin, Records Management Officer
• Mary Walker, Management Analyst
• Ann Mobley, Records Assistant

Related Links

• USA.gov—U.S. Government's official Web portal.
• Grants.gov—electronic storefront for federal grants.
• Federal E-Government—official Web site of the Presidential E-Government Initiatives.
• CIO Council—Federal Chief Information Officers Council.
• USDA Office of the Chief Information Officer—provides policy guidance for all USDA information technology activities.
• USDA eGovernment—the U.S. Department of Agriculture eGovernment Web site.