USDA Presidential Initiatives Meeting

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• USDA Presidential Initiatives Meeting
• Chris Niedermayer, USDA eGovernment Executive

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Agenda

• Welcome
• Unobligated Balance Update
• Initiative Status Updates
• Staff Financial Resources Spreadsheet
• QA
• Next Steps Wrap-up

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Unobligated Balances Update

• OCIO, OBPA, OCFO, and ASA worked together to
  request unobligated discretionary and mandatory
  funds
• This includes funding for several initiatives,
  including a common pool of funding for the
  Presidential Initiatives
• The request was forwarded to OMB, where it has
  received preliminary approval USDA executives
  also met with House and Senate appropriations
  staff and received positive feedback on the
  request
• The unobligated balances team has determined that
  there are 21.7 million in funds that can be
  redirected the team is currently working on
  allocating those funds to specific programs and
  initiatives
• Good News! First time this has ever happened
  after many years of effort. Reflects OMBs
  promise to get the Green you have to get to
  Green
• Once this is complete, the request will be sent
  to the House and Senate Agriculture
  appropriations subcommittees for final approval

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Agenda

• Welcome
• Unobligated Balance Update
• Initiative Status Updates
• Staff Financial Resources Spreadsheet
• QA
• Next Steps Wrap-up

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Initiative Updates

• Todays updates
• USA Services
• GovBenefits.gov/Eligibility Assistance Online
• International Trade Process Streamlining
• Geospatial Information One Stop
• Integrated Acquisition Environment
• eTraining/eLearning
• eTravel
• Other?

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Agenda

• Welcome
• Unobligated Balance Update
• Initiative Status Updates
• Staff Financial Resources Spreadsheet
• QA
• Next Steps Wrap-up

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Resources Template

• We have designed a new template for Presidential
  Initiative leads to use to track requests for
  staff and financial resources as well as the
  actual amounts provided
• The template will serve a number of purposes
• Provide a means to measure and track USDAs
  contributions to the Presidential eGovernment
  Initiatives at the Department level (fairly
  real-time vs. quarterly)
• Provide input for the upcoming USDA eGovernment
  Scorecard
• Allow USDAs Presidential Initiative leads to
  track requested vs. actual contributions over
  time
• The template is as streamlined as possible,
  automatically calculating FTEs from other staff
  time information as well as overall summary data
• A draft copy of the templatepre-populated with
  the latest data available to OCIOhas been handed
  out an electronic copy will be sent via e-mail
  early next week
• Please fill out the resource information for your
  initiative for all years in which data is
  available. Indicate in comments if estimates.

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Agenda

• Welcome
• Unobligated Balance Update
• Initiative Status Updates
• Staff Financial Resources Spreadsheet
• QA
• Next Steps Wrap-up

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Questions and Answers
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Agenda

• Welcome
• Unobligated Balance Update
• Initiative Status Updates
• Staff Financial Resources Template
• QA
• Next Steps Wrap-up

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Next Steps Wrap-up

• OCIO is putting together a Presidential
  Initiatives status report for the Deputy
  Secretary
• Somewhat more detailed than the report sent to
  OMB in September
• Special, one-time OMB report had pre-empted this
  scheduled quarterly report, so we are assembling
  for release ASAP
• Initial data call is complete, but we may follow
  up for additional information if necessary
• Please review the resource spreadsheet, when you
  get it electronically include any additional or
  updated information, and return to the
  eGovernment Mailbox (egov_at_usda.gov)
• Next USDA Presidential Initiative Leads meeting
  will be in early December
• Details will be provided soon