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MIDAS Leadership Message

The MIDAS Project team sat down with FSA Administrator, Juan Garcia, to discuss his priorities, FSA, and MIDAS. Juan Garcia Administrator Farm Service Agency 1. What are your top three priorities? Our core mission is always our top priority, which … Continue reading

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Update from Kansas City: Modernization Program Integration

By: Christine Claussen The Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) modernization program consists of seven initiatives that aim to deliver a core set of integrated IT services to USDA staff and customers. In order for this modernization program to be successful, the … Continue reading

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MIDAS Training Update

By: Elizabeth Miller As MIDAS gets closer to Go-Live, it is more important than ever to ensure the right training is in place at the right time. There is a lot of excitement and interest in MIDAS training from the … Continue reading

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GIS Integration in MIDAS Synchronizes Multiple Business Processes

By: The MIDAS Project Team The integration of GIS with farm records and acreage reporting will have implications across all systems in MIDAS. CLU/field level data will be included in the new Farm Records System, which is very similar in … Continue reading

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Idaho Change Agent Takes on New Role as MIDAS Business Process Analyst

By: Janie Hudson For the past year, I’ve been anxiously awaiting the MIDAS jobs to be posted. When the positions were finally announced, I began to assess the role of a business process analyst against my qualifications. I served as … Continue reading

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MIDAS and FMMI – Teaming Up for FSA Efficiency

By: JoLynn Khan The Financial Management Modernization Initiative, or FMMI, is a program (which includes an SAP system) supported by the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) to modernize USDA department and agency financial and administrative payment and program … Continue reading

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MIDAS Drives Towards Go-Live: A Call to Action For All Employees

By Amy Allison, MIDAS Program Manager The MIDAS Project is accelerating through Realization and the project team continues to drive forward toward Go-Live. As the MIDAS program manager, my responsibility is to ensure the successful delivery of the future system. … Continue reading

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An Update From Kansas City

By Loretta Burns Maintaining a balance between FSA program delivery and developing the MIDAS solution can be difficult, but the MIDAS team is continuing to make great strides, pressing toward an Acreage Reporting solution with GIS integration for the 2013 … Continue reading

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Acreage Reporting Functionality in MIDAS

By Gwen Uecker Imagine a system where farm records, GIS, and acreage reporting are integrated. MIDAS provides this opportunity to streamline processes for the user and, ultimately reduce inefficiencies. With MIDAS, the future system will integrate Farm Records, GIS, and … Continue reading

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FSA Modernization Initiative Will Deliver Integrated IT Services to USDA Employees and Customers

  The Farm Service Agency (FSA) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) is committed to modernizing information technology (IT) service delivery to serve farmers and ranchers effectively in a 21st century business and IT environment. FSA’s modernization program is … Continue reading

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