2: General FEA Goals

This plan addresses initiatives currently underway and newly proposed initiatives to integrate the FEA Practice within OMB and with agency efforts in transforming government to improve service delivery for citizens.

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These goals can be achieved through the execution of an integrated, multi-phase framework… [T]his framework is comprised of three phases –Architecture, Investment, and Implementation – which extend across the entire lifecycle of information technology. The IT Lifecycle Framework applies government and industry best practices in enterprise architecture, IT investment management, systems engineering, and program management. Information technology architecture is a prerequisite for IT investment and is leveraged across the framework to align IT investments with lines of business and services. Each phase of the IT Lifecycle Framework is comprised of multiple lifecycle processes. Lifecycle processes are tightly integrated and combine to transform an agency’s top-down strategic goals and bottom-up system needs into a logical series of products. When working effectively and integrated well, the IT Lifecycle Framework of architecture, investment and implementation provides the foundation for sound IT management practices, end-to-end governance of IT investments, and the alignment of IT investments with the goals of the agency so the Federal government can realize the highest levels of program success and citizen satisfaction.

Objective(s):

1: Improve utilization of government information resources to focus on core agency mission and service delivery to citizens by using the FEA.

2: Enhance cost savings and cost avoidance through a mature FEA government-wide.

3: Increase cross-agency and inter-government collaboration.

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