E-DEVELOPMENT SERVICES THEMATIC GROUP

  Invites you to take part in a seminar on:

  U.S. Federal Enterprise Architecture

  as a Powerful Tool for Transforming Federal Government

Speakers:

Timothy K. Young, Associate Administrator of E-Gov, OMB, USA (Opening Remarks)

Richard Burk, Chief Architect, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), USA

Discussant:

Deepak Bhatia, Manager,  ISG e-Government Practice, World Bank

Chair:  

Philippe Dongier, Sector Manager, Global ICT Department, World Bank

Wednesday, November 22, 2006, 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m EST

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

This seminar is continuing the discussion started last year to address the worldwide trend of IT enabled integration and transformation of the public sector into a citizen-centric, effective and efficient single enterprise, which has been growing in importance in recent years, from the perspective of World Bank Operations in developing and transition countries. This seminar (focusing on the US experience) will hopefully deepen our understanding of why a whole-of-government enterprise architecture (or interoperability framework) is such a powerful tool for public sector reform.

To transform the U.S. Federal government to one that is citizen-centered, results-oriented, and market-based, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) since February 2002 has been developing the Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA), a business-based framework for government-wide improvement. Led by OMB, the purpose of this effort is to identify opportunities to simplify processes and unify work across the agencies and within the lines of business of the Federal government. The outcome of this effort will be a more citizen-centered, customer-focused government that maximizes technology investments to better achieve mission outcomes.

In contrast to many failed “architecture” efforts in the past, the FEA is entirely business-driven. Its foundation is the Business Reference Model, which describes the government’s Lines of Business and its services. This business-based foundation provides a common framework for improvement in a variety of key areas such as: Budget Allocation, Information Sharing, Performance Measurement, Budget / Performance Integration, Cross-Agency Collaboration, E-Government and Component-Based Architectures.

The seminar will provide the opportunity to discuss whether FEA experience is relevant to developing countries and what this means for World Bank operations. Should every country have an equivalent to FEA in order to maximize the impact of ICT investments in the public sector reform and modernization efforts?

Speaker Profiles.

Timothy K. Young, Associate Administrator of E-Gov and Information Technology, OMB, USA

Mr. Young is in charge of planning and implementing the Federal Government’s electronic government priorities, responsible for ensuring that government is meeting the goals of the President’s Management Agenda (PMA) delivering value and results to citizens and saving taxpayer dollars. Most recently, Mr. Young served at OMB as the Portfolio Manager for Internal Efficiency and Effectiveness (IEE). The IEE Portfolio’s objectives are to rethink internal Federal Government processes using modern technology and to reduce costs by using industry best practices in areas such as supply-chain management, financial management, and knowledge management.Prior to joining OMB, Mr. Young was a Senior Consultant with BearingPoint’s Federal Services Consulting Practice (formerly KPMG Consulting). In this capacity, he helped clients improve business processes, reengineer services, and adopt quality management principles. In addition to his consulting experience, Mr. Young conducted research internships with the U.S. House of Representatives and the Heritage Foundation. Mr. Young has a Master of Business Administration from the Kogod School of Business at the American University with a concentration in management of global information technology. Mr. Young also received a B.A. in Political Science from Georgia Southern University.

Richard Burk, Chief Architect, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), USA

In his role as Chief Architect, Office of E-Government and Information Technology, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, Mr. Burk is responsible for the Federal Enterprise Architecture Program Management Office (FEA PMO). Prior to OMB, he was the Chief Architect for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, where he was responsible for the development and delivery of HUD's Enterprise Architect Practice, Data Management Practice and Strategic Planning Process. Mr. Burk's 30-year career at HUD Headquarters spanned the research, demonstration and management of most federal activities in the fields of community development and housing rehabilitation.

For more information about the Federal Enterprise Architecture, please visit www.whitehouse.gov/omb/egov/a-1-fea.html

For further information on the seminar or to join our mailing list, please write to edevelopment@worldbank.org or contact Oleg Petrov at 202-4738861

Download presentations here (Richard Burk) and here (Deepak Bhatia)

Download event summary here

Watch the videoclip of the session here (in Windows Media, Quicktime and audio only versions)