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  • Investment Summary Information
  • Investment Detail
  • Investment and Contracts
  • Historic CIO Rating
  • Investment Spending
  • Projects and Activities Detail
Section A: Investment Summary Information
Investment Name
SO-OCFO-NFC-Payroll Services
Unique Investment Identifier
005-000000235

Investment Description

A major investment that provides NFC customers personnel, payroll and payroll accounting applications and services. The systems operate to meet OPM requirements established for the NFC as a Shared Service Provider (SSP).
Agency Department of Agriculture
Point of Contact Gary Washington - CIO email 202-720-8833
Investment Type Major IT Investments
Bureau Office of Chief Financial Officer
Mission Support Not Applicable
Shared Service Category Multi-Agency (Inter-or Intra-Agency)
Shared Service Identifier 1208
TMF Initiatives
  • Not Applicable
FY 2025 IT Spending $43.86 M
Current CIO Rating 4
Data As Of: 07/23/2025

Total Projects

17

Cost Variance

  • 17Low
  • 0Medium
  • 0High

Schedule Variance

  • 17Low
  • 0Medium
  • 0High

Cost Variance

  • Low: Projects that have <10% Cost Variance
  • Medium: Projects that have ≥10% and <30% Cost Variance
  • High: Projects that have ≥30% Cost Variance
Cost Variance: ((Planned Total Costs - Projected or Actual Total Costs) / Planned Total Cost) x 100

Schedule Variance

  • Low: Projects that have <10% Schedule Variance
  • Medium: Projects that have ≥10% and <30% Schedule Variance
  • High: Projects that have ≥30% Schedule Variance
Schedule Variance: ((Planned Completion Date - Projected or Actual Completion Date) / Project Duration) x 100

Cost and Schedule Variance color coding is based on absolute values. For example, a +40% variance and a -40% variance are both High/Red.
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Date Investment First Submitted
09/20/2021
Date of Last Investment Detail Update
07/23/2025
Section B: Investment Detail
  1. Briefly describe the investment's return on investment, including benefits internal and external to the government and outcomes achieved or planned.
Section C: Investment and Contracts

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Contracts

Section D: Historic CIO Rating
Data Last Updated On: 12/31/2024
Section E: Investment Spending

Table 1: Distribution by Spending Type

Spending Type PY 2024 CY 2025 BY 2026
DME Costs 21.24 6.901 0
O&M Costs 34.18 36.963 0
Total 55.42 43.864 0

Table 2: Distribution by Cost Pools

Cost Pools PY 2024 CY 2025 BY 2026
External Labor 20.503 6.127 0
Facilities & Power 0 0 0
Hardware 0.003 0 0
Internal Labor 25.679 26.964 0
Internal Services 0 0 0
Other 0.5 0.525 0
Outside Services 0 0 0
Software 8.738 10.248 0
Telecom 0 0 0
Total 55.423 43.864 0
Cost PoolsCost in millions (M)

Table 3: Distribution by IT Towers

IT Tower PY 2024 CY 2025 BY 2026
Application 55.357 43.798 0
Compute 0 0 0
Data 0 0 0
Data Center 0 0 0
Delivery 0 0 0
End User 0.063 0.066 0
IT Management 0 0 0
Network 0 0 0
Output 0 0 0
Platform 0 0 0
Security & Compliance 0 0 0
Storage 0 0 0
Total 55.42 43.864 0
IT TowersCost in millions (M)
Data Last Updated On: 07/23/2025
Section F: Project Detail

Table 1: Project Details

Project Name Project UID Status Planned Total Cost ($M) Cost Variance (%) Planned Start Date Planned End Date Schedule Variance (%) Schedule Variance (Days) TMF Initiative
FY21 Release 218050 Completed 0.62 0 2020-11-15 2021-09-30 0 0 Not Applicable
FY21 Software Renew 224872 Completed 2.12 0 2020-01-01 2021-09-30 0 0 Not Applicable
FY2022 Reimbursable 241404 Completed 5.59 0 2021-10-01 2022-09-30 0 0 Not Applicable
FY22 Payroll Personnel System 241407 Completed 1.15 0 2021-10-01 2022-09-30 0 0 Not Applicable
Paycheck8 Hosting 243635 Completed 1.63 0 2022-01-14 2023-01-13 0 0 Not Applicable
FY20 Release 2 174766 Completed 0.62 0 2019-12-22 2020-01-25 0 0 Not Applicable
FY20 Release 3 175112 Completed 0.42 0 2020-03-15 2020-04-04 0 0 Not Applicable
FY20 Release 4 175113 Completed 0.39 0 2020-06-21 2020-07-11 0 0 Not Applicable
FY20 Release 4 203773 Completed 0.09 0 2020-03-16 2020-09-30 0 0 Not Applicable
WebTa Upgrade to GovTA-USDA 258423 Completed 0.7 0 2022-08-01 2023-07-31 0 0 Not Applicable
GovTa Implementation DEA, NGA, Peace Corp, GAO 258856 Completed 1.85 0 2022-07-15 2023-07-31 0 0 Not Applicable
Retirement Modernization 258864 Completed 1.15 0 2022-09-01 2023-02-28 0 0 Not Applicable
GESD Technical Services 258865 Completed 1.03 0 2022-08-01 2023-07-31 0 0 Not Applicable
GovTa Multifactor authentication 269924 Completed 0.46 0 2022-12-04 2023-07-31 0 0 Not Applicable
GovTA USPTO 277330 Completed 0.05 0 2023-03-17 2024-03-16 0 0 Not Applicable
Technical Service Support 287485 Completed 2.83 0 2023-09-01 2024-08-31 0 0 Not Applicable
FY24 NFC Enterprise Modernization Assessment 301839 In Progress 4.7 0 2024-04-01 2025-08-26 0 0 Not Applicable
LowMediumHigh

Table 2: Project Related Details

FY21 Release
  1. Are information technology investments adequately implementing incremental development methodology? (Y/N)
  2. What is the frequency of incremental development iterations? (ex. 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months or greater)
  3. Please describe the iterative development methodology being employed. (500 characters or less)
FY21 Software Renew
  1. Are information technology investments adequately implementing incremental development methodology? (Y/N)
  2. What is the frequency of incremental development iterations? (ex. 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months or greater)
  3. Please describe the iterative development methodology being employed. (500 characters or less)
FY2022 Reimbursable
  1. Are information technology investments adequately implementing incremental development methodology? (Y/N)
  2. What is the frequency of incremental development iterations? (ex. 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months or greater)
    Months
  3. Please describe the iterative development methodology being employed. (500 characters or less)
FY22 Payroll Personnel System
  1. Are information technology investments adequately implementing incremental development methodology? (Y/N)
  2. What is the frequency of incremental development iterations? (ex. 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months or greater)
    Months
  3. Please describe the iterative development methodology being employed. (500 characters or less)
Paycheck8 Hosting
  1. Are information technology investments adequately implementing incremental development methodology? (Y/N)
  2. What is the frequency of incremental development iterations? (ex. 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months or greater)
    Months
  3. Please describe the iterative development methodology being employed. (500 characters or less)
FY20 Release 2
  1. Are information technology investments adequately implementing incremental development methodology? (Y/N)
  2. What is the frequency of incremental development iterations? (ex. 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months or greater)
  3. Please describe the iterative development methodology being employed. (500 characters or less)
FY20 Release 3
  1. Are information technology investments adequately implementing incremental development methodology? (Y/N)
  2. What is the frequency of incremental development iterations? (ex. 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months or greater)
  3. Please describe the iterative development methodology being employed. (500 characters or less)
FY20 Release 4
  1. Are information technology investments adequately implementing incremental development methodology? (Y/N)
  2. What is the frequency of incremental development iterations? (ex. 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months or greater)
  3. Please describe the iterative development methodology being employed. (500 characters or less)
FY20 Release 4
  1. Are information technology investments adequately implementing incremental development methodology? (Y/N)
  2. What is the frequency of incremental development iterations? (ex. 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months or greater)
  3. Please describe the iterative development methodology being employed. (500 characters or less)
WebTa Upgrade to GovTA-USDA
  1. Are information technology investments adequately implementing incremental development methodology? (Y/N)
  2. What is the frequency of incremental development iterations? (ex. 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months or greater)
    Months
  3. Please describe the iterative development methodology being employed. (500 characters or less)
GovTa Implementation DEA, NGA, Peace Corp, GAO
  1. Are information technology investments adequately implementing incremental development methodology? (Y/N)
  2. What is the frequency of incremental development iterations? (ex. 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months or greater)
    Months
  3. Please describe the iterative development methodology being employed. (500 characters or less)
Retirement Modernization
  1. Are information technology investments adequately implementing incremental development methodology? (Y/N)
  2. What is the frequency of incremental development iterations? (ex. 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months or greater)
    Months
  3. Please describe the iterative development methodology being employed. (500 characters or less)
GESD Technical Services
  1. Are information technology investments adequately implementing incremental development methodology? (Y/N)
  2. What is the frequency of incremental development iterations? (ex. 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months or greater)
    Months
  3. Please describe the iterative development methodology being employed. (500 characters or less)
GovTa Multifactor authentication
  1. Are information technology investments adequately implementing incremental development methodology? (Y/N)
  2. What is the frequency of incremental development iterations? (ex. 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months or greater)
    Months
  3. Please describe the iterative development methodology being employed. (500 characters or less)
GovTA USPTO
  1. Are information technology investments adequately implementing incremental development methodology? (Y/N)
  2. What is the frequency of incremental development iterations? (ex. 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months or greater)
    Months
  3. Please describe the iterative development methodology being employed. (500 characters or less)
Technical Service Support
  1. Are information technology investments adequately implementing incremental development methodology? (Y/N)
  2. What is the frequency of incremental development iterations? (ex. 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months or greater)
    Months
  3. Please describe the iterative development methodology being employed. (500 characters or less)
FY24 NFC Enterprise Modernization Assessment
  1. Are information technology investments adequately implementing incremental development methodology? (Y/N)
    Yes
  2. What is the frequency of incremental development iterations? (ex. 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months or greater)
    Months
  3. Please describe the iterative development methodology being employed. (500 characters or less)
    Mandatory deliverables provided every 6 months.
Section G: Performance Metrics
Metric Description Performance Measurement Category Unit of Measure Reporting Frequency Agency Baseline Capability Measurement Condition Target 2025 CY Latest Actual Result Date of Latest Actual Result Met Target
Application availability: on-line availability of Hosting Environment (internal network, infrastructure, and operating system) to users to perform business functions. Strategic and Business Results Percent Monthly 90 Over target 99 99.1 2025-07-13 MET
Security Access Strategic and Business Results Percent Quarterly 90 Over target 99 100 2025-06-16 MET
WebTA Hosting Plus Strategic and Business Results Percent Monthly 90 Over target 98 98 2025-07-16 MET
The percentage of scheduled operating minutes, excluding scheduled downtime, that the required NFC General Support Systems for critical user applications are Customer Satisfaction Percent Monthly 90 Over target 99 100 2025-07-16 MET
Payroll System available to customers between the hours of 6 AM and 6 PM CT Monday - Friday, excluding Federal holidays and scheduled system outages Strategic and Business Results Percent Monthly 90 Over target 99 99.1 2025-07-16 MET
Salary payments(excluding manual checks) are issued and available to employees on scheduled paydaydays PPS Production Financial Performance Percent Monthly 90 Over target 99 100 2025-07-16 MET