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What We Do

Learn more about our work, partnerships and the movements that are helping us accelerate modernizing technology across USDA.

Robot dog used by the USDA FS along with USDA FS Assistant Chief Information Officer Laura Hill- Federal Tech Day, May 2023
We are responsible for helping to set the strategic direction and priorities for how USDA recruits, hires, and develops our IT workforce across the Department.

USDA DS Projects

Below is a sample of the types of projects and initiatives that the USDA Digital Service works on across the Department and the kinds of impact these projects can provide to the public.

Enabling Digitalization of USDA

Alignment with the Office of the Chief Information Officer’s Strategic goals for leading USDA’s IT efforts to accelerate digital transformation within the agency and across multiple platforms. Through this work we aim to achieve redundancies, cross-pollination of processes and systems, and increased partnerships.

Strategic IT Workforce Efforts

Creating and enhancing career pathways that strengthen the IT workforce, including strategic workforce planning, development, job analysis, career ladder building and more which impact improving customer experience, digital modernization across multiple programs and mission areas, and overall improve the technical talent pipeline.

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