The Federal Government’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is developing the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA), a framework for Government-wide improvement. The FEA is designed to support cross-agency collaboration, transformation, and improvement and to provide Federal agencies with a method for describing, analyzing, and improving Government processes. The framework is designed to transform the Federal Government into a citizen-centered, results-oriented, and market-based entity and, in this way, is closely aligned with Macro’s corporate goals for developing user-centered, intuitive information systems.

The FEA has been constructed using a series of five interrelated reference models. The models are designed to enable cross-agency analysis and improve the identification of duplicative efforts, gaps, and opportunities among Federal agencies. The Technical Reference Model (TRM) is a technical framework used to identify the standards, specifications, and technologies that support and enable the delivery of services.

Macro is committed to supporting OMB’s efforts in developing the FEA. We have knowledgeable professionals who offer consulting support to Government agencies looking to develop enterprise architectures. Our areas of support include:

• Strategic IT planning
• Enterprise architecture mapping
• Reference model development
• Business case development
• Workflow analysis
• Organizational development