Other Ag News: USDA Hits New Information Security Benchmark in 2025

Monday, August 11, 2025 - 9:49am

Thanks to a multi-year strategic approach to improve the security of our information systems and effectively manage information technology resources and risks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) earned a maturity score of 4 out of 5 for the first time ever in the 2025 Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) audit.

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