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Case Study: USDA
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Federal Agency Ensures Compliance, Saves Costs with Records Management Solution

"We created the Records Center using our existing investments … and minimal programming resources. SharePoint Server 2010 helps us manage our costs wisely and keep our fees as low as possible."
- Doug Bailey Chief Information Officer, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA
SUMMARY

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides grading services, market news reporting, school lunch purchase programs, and a national organic program to support U.S. producers, processors, and consumers. As a government agency, AMS needs to satisfy legal obligations concerning storage and discovery of its electronic business documents. AMS selected Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 as the foundation for an AMS enterprise records management system. With the solution, AMS employees file business documents as official records using familiar Microsoft Office programs. Records cannot be altered or deleted, and AMS records managers manage retention policies. The solution takes advantage of the existing infrastructure, which helps AMS minimize IT expenses and keep its service fees as low as possible for America's agricultural producers.

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