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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
FS-FSIS-Public Health Information System (PHIS)
Unique Investment Identifier
005-000002148

Investment Description

PHIS has four components. Domestic inspection, Import Reinspection, Export Certification and Predictive Analytics.
Agency Department of Agriculture
Point of Contact Samuel Berry - CIO email 202-720-8833
Investment Type Major IT Investments
Bureau Food Safety and Inspection Service
Mission Support Not Applicable
Shared Service Category Not Applicable
Shared Service Identifier Not Applicable
TMF Initiatives
  • Not Applicable
FY 2025 IT Spending $7.01 M
Current CIO Rating 4
Data As Of: 09/30/2025

Total Projects

14

Cost Variance

  • 14Low
  • 0Medium
  • 0High

Schedule Variance

  • 14Low
  • 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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Download: Project and Variance Source Data (CSV)
Date Investment First Submitted
09/16/2021
Date of Last Investment Detail Update
09/30/2025
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

Contracts

Section D: Historic CIO Rating
Data Last Updated On: 10/09/2024
Section E: Investment Spending

Table 1: Distribution by Spending Type

Spending Type PY 2024 CY 2025 BY 2026
DME Costs 3.002 4.163 0
O&M Costs 2.566 2.849 0
Total 5.568 7.012 0

Table 2: Distribution by Cost Pools

Cost Pools PY 2024 CY 2025 BY 2026
External Labor 5.565 7.009 0
Facilities & Power 0 0 0
Hardware 0 0 0
Internal Labor 0 0 0
Internal Services 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
Outside Services 0 0 0
Software 0.003 0.003 0
Telecom 0 0 0
Total 5.568 7.012 0
Cost PoolsCost in millions (M)

Table 3: Distribution by IT Towers

IT Tower PY 2024 CY 2025 BY 2026
Application 5.568 7.012 0
Compute 0 0 0
Data 0 0 0
Data Center 0 0 0
Delivery 0 0 0
End User 0 0 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 5.568 7.012 0
IT TowersCost in millions (M)
Data Last Updated On: 09/30/2025
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 PHIS Optimization II 219163 Completed 2 0 2020-11-18 2021-12-31 0 0 Not Applicable
FY21 PHIS Exports V Enhancements Digital signature, statements, Country profile and the ARA 231604 Completed 0.76 0 2021-04-23 2021-10-31 0 0 Not Applicable
FY21 PHIS Commercial Cloud Migration (CCM) 243150 Completed 0.36 0 2021-09-13 2022-03-31 0 0 Not Applicable
FY22 SCORE Updates 236495 Completed 0.8 0 2022-04-08 2022-12-31 0 0 Not Applicable
FY22 PHIS Exports V Enhancements Statements, Country profile (Part 2) and RMA 247150 Completed 0.61 0 2021-11-01 2022-04-22 0 0 Not Applicable
FY22 PHIS Government Cloud Migration Phase II 252945 Completed 0.3 0 2022-03-28 2022-08-31 0 0 Not Applicable
FY22 PHIS Optimization III 253196 Completed 2.07 0 2022-01-01 2022-12-31 0 0 Not Applicable
FY22 PHIS Exports VI Enhancements 255359 Completed 2.01 0 2022-04-23 2023-04-22 0 0 Not Applicable
FY23 PHIS Optimization IV 272497 Completed 2.13 0 2023-01-01 2023-12-31 0 0 Not Applicable
FY23 PHIS Exports VII Enhancements 281718 Completed 1.62 0 2023-04-23 2024-04-22 0 0 Not Applicable
FY24 PHIS Optimization V 296059 Completed 2.19 0 2023-11-14 2024-11-13 0 0 Not Applicable
FY24 PHIS Exports VIIA Enhancements 302061 Completed 0.81 0 2024-04-23 2024-10-22 0 0 Not Applicable
FY25 PHIS Exports VIII Enhancements 313281 In Progress 1.67 0 2024-10-23 2025-10-22 0 0 Not Applicable
FY25 PHIS Optimization VI PRO0001150 In Progress 2.41 0 2024-11-14 2025-11-13 0 0 Not Applicable
LowMediumHigh

Table 2: Project Related Details

FY21 PHIS Optimization II
  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)
    Agile Development
FY21 PHIS Exports V Enhancements Digital signature, statements, Country profile and the ARA
  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)
    Agile DXevelopment
FY21 PHIS Commercial Cloud Migration (CCM)
  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)
    Agile software development
FY22 SCORE Updates
  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)
    Agile SW Development Methodology.
FY22 PHIS Exports V Enhancements Statements, Country profile (Part 2) and RMA
  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)
    Agile SW Development Methodology
FY22 PHIS Government Cloud Migration Phase II
  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)
    Agile SW Development Methodology
FY22 PHIS Optimization III
  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)
    Agile SW Development Methodology
FY22 PHIS Exports VI Enhancements
  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)
    Agile SW Development Methodology.
FY23 PHIS Optimization IV
  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)
    Agile SW Development Methodology.
FY23 PHIS Exports VII Enhancements
  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)
    Agile SW Development Methodology.
FY24 PHIS Optimization V
  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)
    Agile SW Development Methodology.
FY24 PHIS Exports VIIA Enhancements
  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)
    Agile SW Development Methodology.
FY25 PHIS Exports VIII Enhancements
  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)
    Agile SW Development Methodology.
FY25 PHIS Optimization VI
  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)
    Agile SW Development Methodology.
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
Project EVM CPI greater than or equal to .95 Financial Performance Number Monthly 0.95 Over target 0 1 2024-01-31 MET
Critical System Availability: PHIS. Customer Satisfaction percent Monthly 99 Over target 0 100 2024-01-31 MET
Increase number of non-US trading partners using the Electronic Export Application and Certification process. Strategic and Business Results Number Annual 19 Over target 1 21 2024-09-30 MET
Work with Program to identify additional areas for automation. Strategic and Business Results number Annual 1 Over target 0 3 2023-09-30 MET
% PHIS Releases following EPLC and ADLC Strategic and Business Results Percent Monthly 90 Over target 90 100 2025-07-04 MET
Critical System Availability: PHIS. Customer Satisfaction percent Monthly 99 Over target 99 99 2025-07-04 MET
Project EVM CPI greater than or equal to .95 Financial Performance Number Monthly 0.95 Over target 0.95 1 2025-07-04 MET
Work with Program to identify additional areas for automation. Strategic and Business Results number Annual 1 Over target