Enterprise Architecture (EA)
Federal agencies are required by the Clinger-Cohen Act to develop an Enterprise Architecture (EA). An EA is a logical structure for classifying and organizing complex information. Section 5125 of the Clinger-Cohen Act requires agencies to develop sound and integrated information technology architectures. Furthermore, the OMB budget process requires agencies to indicate the degree to which their IT initiatives comply with the OMB's Exhibit 300B budget request forms.

From a more practical perspective, a robust EA will enable agencies to align their IT goals and objectives with the mission, goals, and objectives of the business. Obtaining business/IT alignment however, requires more than just capturing what technology an agency currently uses to support their mission and envisioning what will be needed in the future. Achieving alignment requires the full involvement of business process owners across the organization in collaboration with IT decision makers, as well as the integration of the EA program into the normal operations of the organization. An effective EA requires governance, the enforcement of architecture policies and principles, and the procedures that integrate the EA process with the Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) process. An efficient and effective EA provides the common ground where business and IT people can collaborate, make decisions, and set the direction of the organization.

Systems Development and Integration
In today's environment, relentless challenges such as the push for consolidation and transformation, adhering to OMB and GAO requirements, and meeting the demand for more and better information across organizational and geographic boundaries via Web Services requires increasingly complex solutions. Organizations must rapidly adopt new technology, including Web-based solutions, in order to meet growing customer and business requirements.

Our application development and systems integration services offer consulting and delivery expertise in end-to-end systems integration, COTS implementations and custom application development. Our services are designed to spearhead innovation, via information sharing and collaboration, while reducing overall costs.

We assist clients with the design, build and management aspects of their transformation to on demand e-government and e-businesses. This includes multi-delivery options, integration of new and emerging technologies, and leveraging open standards such as Web Services. Our primary goal is to help position our clients for long-term success.

iFed, LLC’s system development and integration services address critical aspects of systems and software engineering and implementation:

• Analysis and design
• COTS implementation
• Development and integration
• Testing
• Deployment
• Training

• Providing greater access to government information;
• Promoting civic engagement by enabling the public to interact with government officials;
• Making government more accountable by making its operations more transparent and thus reducing the opportunities for corruption; and