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2010
HEARING TO REVIEW USDA’S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
HEARING
BEFORE THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS, OVERSIGHT, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY 
OF THE
 
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSIONMARCH 10, 2010
Serial No. 111–43
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COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE
COLLIN C. PETERSON, Minnesota,
Chairman
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania,
Vice Chairman
MIKE M
C
INTYRE, North Carolina LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa JOE BACA, California DENNIS A. CARDOZA, California DAVID SCOTT, Georgia JIM MARSHALL, Georgia STEPHANIE HERSETH SANDLIN, South Dakota HENRY CUELLAR, Texas JIM COSTA, California BRAD ELLSWORTH, Indiana TIMOTHY J. WALZ, Minnesota STEVE KAGEN, Wisconsin KURT SCHRADER, Oregon DEBORAH L. HALVORSON, Illinois KATHLEEN A. DAHLKEMPER, Pennsylvania BOBBY BRIGHT, Alabama BETSY MARKEY, Colorado FRANK KRATOVIL, J
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., Maryland MARK H. SCHAUER, Michigan LARRY KISSELL, North Carolina JOHN A. BOCCIERI, Ohio SCOTT MURPHY, New York EARL POMEROY, North Dakota TRAVIS W. CHILDERS, Mississippi WALT MINNICK, Idaho ———FRANK D. LUCAS, Oklahoma,
 Ranking  Minority Member
BOB GOODLATTE, Virginia JERRY MORAN, Kansas TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois SAM GRAVES, Missouri MIKE ROGERS, Alabama STEVE KING, Iowa RANDY NEUGEBAUER, Texas K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska JEAN SCHMIDT, Ohio  ADRIAN SMITH, Nebraska ROBERT E. LATTA, Ohio DAVID P. ROE, Tennessee BLAINE LUETKEMEYER, Missouri GLENN THOMPSON, Pennsylvania BILL CASSIDY, Louisiana CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS, Wyoming
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Communications Director
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JOE BACA, California,
Chairman
HENRY CUELLAR, Texas STEVE KAGEN, Wisconsin KURT SCHRADER, Oregon KATHLEEN A. DAHLKEMPER, Pennsylvania TRAVIS W. CHILDERS, Mississippi JEFF FORTENBERRY, Nebraska,
 Ranking  Minority Member
STEVE KING, Iowa JEAN SCHMIDT, Ohio CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS, Wyoming L
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Baca, Hon. Joe, a Representative in Congress from California, opening state-ment......................................................................................................................1Fortenberry, Hon. Jeff, a Representative in Congress from Nebraska, opening statement..............................................................................................................2Peterson, Hon. Collin C., a Representative in Congress from Minnesota, open-ing statement........................................................................................................3Prepared statement..........................................................................................4W
ITNESSES
 Smith, Christopher L., Chief Information Officer, Office of the Chief Informa-tion Office, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.......................5Prepared statement..........................................................................................7Coppess, Jonathan W., Administrator, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.........................................................................12Prepared statement..........................................................................................14Johnson, Roger, President, National Farmers Union, Washington, D.C............28Prepared statement..........................................................................................29Mayfield, Mike, National Legislative Chairman, National Association of Farm Service Agency Office Employees, Pulaski, TN.................................................31Prepared statement..........................................................................................33Turner, Craig, President, National Association of Farmer Elected Committees, Matador, TX..........................................................................................................35Prepared statement..........................................................................................36Craig, Ph.D., William J. ‘‘Will’’, President, National States Geographic Infor-mation Council; Associate Director, Center for Urban & Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.......................................................48Prepared statement..........................................................................................49Krosch, Jim, Supervisor, Stevens Soil and Water Conservation District, Mor-ris, MN; on behalf of National Association of Conservation Districts.............55Prepared statement..........................................................................................56
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