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Interoperable IT solutions, identified and used efficiently and effectively across the Federal Government.

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DESCRIPTION: In accordance with the eGovernment component of the President’s Management Agenda (PMA), the CIOC will champion the Lines of Business (LoB) initiatives to identify and consolidate functions performed widely and with little differentiation across many, if not all agencies. Target business processes are being developed through a collaborative approach and implemented through shared solutions, enabling standardization throughout the Federal Government. Reducing the number of redundant systems decreases both cost and risk while reducing distractions from the performance of agency core missions. Competitive selection among public and private service providers will leverage economies of scale, reduce costs, and increase the quality and consistency of service. Programs like SmartBUY will allow agencies to acquire software under better terms and at lower prices. Such programs will encourage and enable service providers competing to support the Federal government to propose the best service and most innovative solutions at the lowest cost. To carry out its objectives, the CIOC works in close cooperation with OMB, GSA, and other organizations such as the Interagency Management Council for Federal Telecommunications, Federal Chief Acquisition Officers Council, and Federal Chief Financial Officers Council. These partnerships enhance our ability to optimize our investment in IT to enable more efficient and effective Government service to our citizens. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: - 50% of agencies with OMB EA assessment ratings of 4.0 or higher. - 100% of e-Gov and LoB solutions implemented by agencies targeted to partner in the use of those solutions. - Number of IT solutions, components, services, and specifications identified and demonstrated to be reusable across multiple agencies, programs, eGov projects, and LoBs. - Percentage of shared solutions used by agencies in relation to the number of lines of business in which each agency is engaged and amounts of money they spend on IT. - Annual growth rate of spending by agencies on IT products and services in relation to the number of functions they are required to perform and the volumes of records they must compile and maintain. SUCCESS STORY: Early in 2003 the co-chairs of the Architecture and Infrastructure Committee (AIC), tasked the Emerging Technology (ET) Subcommittee to assist in responding to paragraph 3602(f)(4) of P.L. 107-347, the Electronic Government Act of 2002 (e-Gov Act), which requires the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government to: "Promote innovative uses of information technology by agencies, particularly initiatives involving multiagency collaboration, through support of pilot projects, research, experimentation, and the use of innovative technologies."One co-chair explained that a process was needed whereby the emerging technology life-cycle could be more efficiently and effectively managed on a Government-wide basis. The other stated the problem more colloquially when he said, "Look guys, we can’t deal with all of the vendors coming at us with intergalactic solutions."The ET Subcommittee deliberated on how best to address the task, and then outlined a logical eight-stage process. With volunteer development support, an ET-gov prototype (Stage 1) was demonstrated at the XML 2003 conference. Subsequently, the project was included as task 6 in the AIC’s FY 2005 spend plan. Funds that had been set aside were allocated to the project, and following a short development cycle, Stage 1 was unveiled at the GovCon05 conference in 29 March 2005.Through a substantial volunteer effort, Stage 1 of the ET.gov site and process has now been operational for more than a year. More than 50 emerging technology components and specifications have been identified and communities of practice have formed around an increasing number of them. While few, if any of them might be considered to be "intergalactic" in nature, Government officials now have a Web site and a process to which to refer vendors offering innovative information technology products and services. The site is a step toward fostering multi-agency collaboration, pilot projects, experimentation, and use, as required by the e-Gov Act.In turn, vendors can use the process to map their products and services to the FEA Service Component Reference Model (SRM) and Technical Reference Model (TRM). In addition, anyone can use the process to propose additions to the SRM and TRM. The IPv6 Work Group plans to refer vendors to the site. As others begin to do likewise, the ET-gov site and process will become an increasingly valuable shared service benefiting the entire Federal enterprise.

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