Science Support

What this funds

The Information Services (IS) Program provides funding and resources to the critical Information Management & Technology (IMT) foundation for the USGS science mission by implementing advances in IMT and using them to facilitate research, data gathering, analysis, modeling, scientific collaboration, enhance computing capacity, knowledge management, and process efficiencies. These resources support numerous IMT services, such as the USGS information assurance program; continued cloud adoption for advanced scientific computing and the necessary network enhancements to support the bureau's scientific community; expanding artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific discovery in energy and minerals resources and monitoring natural hazards; and supports the Interior IMT activities through the Interior's Working Capital Fund. The IS program also provides funding for the Freedom of Information Act office. Program Change Description The 2027 budget request for Information Services Program is $18,500,000 and 11 FTE, a program change of +$1,525,000 and + 0 FTE from the 2026 enacted. Information Management, Technology Services & Communications Infrastructure (+$1,525,000 / +0 FTE) - The 2027 budget request requests additional funding to ensure that the USGS can conduct and deliver world class science with in a secure and robust IT environment. This increase directly supports the USGS science mission by funding a core group of USGS liaisons within the Information Services program that ensure the bureau's unique IT needs for producing gold standard science are coordinated and met efficiently. In addition, the USGS will support functional services that were included in Secretarial Order 3429 Consolidation, Unification and Optimization of Administrative Functions (04/17/2025), covering must pay operational requirements that are crucial to conducting quality science. This increase reduces the portion of these costs that must be covered by USGS science Mission Areas. Science support costs that cannot be fully paid for through the Science Support budget activity are covered by the USGS science Mission Areas.

Extracted from U.S. Geological Survey, p. 13. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

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