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MIDAS Program Manager Update

Posted on February 26, 2013 by MIDAS Press Team

By Amy Allison The MIDAS Project kicked off the new year preparing for ITC3 (Integration Testing Cycle 3), which began the first week of February. This is the third round of integration testing and is the final testing phase for … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 23, 2012 by MIDAS Press Team

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

Posted on May 23, 2012 by MIDAS Press Team

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

Posted on May 23, 2012 by MIDAS Press Team

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

Posted on May 23, 2012 by MIDAS Press Team

  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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What Exactly is a Farm Record?

Posted on May 23, 2012 by MIDAS Press Team

By MIDAS Press Team The transition to the future MIDAS system will bring many updates to Farm Records, resulting from the full integration of GIS and Farm Records. Because Farm Records and GIS will no longer be two separate systems, … Continue reading →

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MIDAS Touched NASCOE’s Southeast Area Rally in Lexington, KY

Posted on May 23, 2012 by MIDAS Press Team

By Gerry Taylor, Primary Change Agent for the State of Kentucky (KY) On March 30, 2012, Angella Watson, Kentucky’s secondary change agent and I attended NASCOE’s Southeast Area Rally. During the Rally’s morning session, Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs Juan … Continue reading →

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MIDAS Communications

Posted on May 23, 2012 by MIDAS Press Team

Be sure to check the MIDAS website regularly for updates on what’s going on with the project. This month the MIDAS Fact Sheet, which gives a nice overview of the MIDAS program, was posted and can be viewed by clicking … Continue reading →

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