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Office of Enterprise Architecture Management (OEAM)
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Principal
working products of the Department’s Chief Architect
include an “as-is” baseline architecture
which inventories existing systems; a “target” architecture
documenting the next or, “to-be,” architecture
in development; and a “vision,” or future,
architecture that identifies stretch goals and key
elements of future IT investments. All three architectures
are linked to business requirements.
In
direct support of EA, OEAM recently established and
executed a Department-wide Data Architecting Service.
The mission and goals of the Data Architecting Service
is to standardize the management of data and practices
within VA through policies, tools and an enterprise
data repository. This effort directly supports the
OneVA strategy and will both enhance service to veterans
and reduce costs. The Data Architecting Service is
developing a data management strategy that will be
a key building block in the transformation of VA’s
approach to systems development. In addition, the Data
Architecting Service and systems developers de-emphasize
unique systems for administrations and focus more intensely
on establishment of an “enterprise data layer” from
which all VA employees, partners and customers will
be able to draw the same information with confidence
from a OneVA information and services architecture.
OEAM
also manages enterprise projects with Department-wide
scope that intend to link common processes across the
Agency. Two of these projects are Registration Eligibility/Enrollment
and Contact Management. Registration Eligibility/Enrollment
uses common data elements to describe a veteran’s
personal and administrative data, facilitating a single
one-time enrollment. Contact Management examines the
potential for greater synergies across administrations
for call center and internet access to VA by veterans.
Both projects directly support the OneVA strategy and
enhance services to veterans.
OEAM
also includes the Records Management Service for the
Agency, leads the Americans with Disabilities Act Section
508 accommodation effort, and is the lead coordinator
for VA’s e-Government initiatives. This function
entails coordination with OMB, other Government agencies,
and all of VA’s administrations and staff offices.
General Contacts
VA’s
Office of Enterprise Architecture Management (005E)
is responsible for managing the OEAM structure. If
you have any questions regarding the duties and responsibilities,
please contact the service area division. |
