Annual Reports

DISC was also the first Federal Agency to receive Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) accreditation, which provides a cost-effective, risk-based approach for adoption and usage of cloud services.

By partnering with major cloud service providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Salesforce, and Akamai, DISC can deliver efficient and modern solutions to its clients. Overall, DISC's commitment to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all applications and data using supported cloud architecture hosting platforms and infrastructure makes it an essential partner for the Earth science community and government agencies alike.

In FY22, we commonly heard the question, “what does it mean to move to a managed services provider model?” FY22 operational, financial, and transformational execution suggests that our staff now understand this concept. In FY23, we will address the question, “how can we execute most effectively under this model?” The most evident example will be three attributes.

The DISC Annual Report (PDF, 18 MB) is a comprehensive overview of our financial performance and operations over the course of a year, including details on revenue, profits, expenses, as well as any major developments, accomplishments or challenges faced during the year. Additionally, our annual report provides information on DISC’s mission, vision, organizational structure, and high-level performance results.