Thanks Ira. I have a class next week so I’ll
share this with them.
On another note, I successfully defended
my doctoral dissertation this week and I also just filed the papers to retire
from the federal government on July 31st. J Thanks for all of your
help with the collecting the data for the dissertation. As promised to the CAF,
if you would like, I would be happy to provide a short presentation on the
findings. I will be sending you a copy of the final dissertation on a CD, FYI,
and also a copy of your interview.
Best
Regards,
Dr. Carolyn
Strano
Professor of
Systems Management
National Defense University
Information Resources Management College
202-685-3887
(dsn 325-3887)
From: caf-forum-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:caf-forum-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Ira M. Grossman
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 10:31
AM
To: CAF Mailing List; CAF Forum
Subject: [caf-forum] [Fwd: Federal
detailee - Intergovernmental CooperationAct]
The FEA Program Management Office has received a
request from the Georgia Technology Authority for a strong enterprise
architect to work with them on a one year detail to accelerate their EA
practice. Terms of the agreement are negotiable between the State of Georgia and the federal agency. The attached announcement gives the details.
The announcement is also copied below for your convenience.
Respectfully,
Ira Grossman
Chairman, Chief Architects Forum Leadership Team
-------- Original Message --------
The FEA Program
Management Office has received a request from the Georgia Technology
Authority for a strong enterprise architect to work
with them on a one year detail to accelerate their EA practice.
Terms of the agreement are negotiable between the State of Georgia and the federal agency. The attached announcement gives the details.
Thanks,
Richard Burk
Chief Architect
OMB
Richard_R._Burk@xxxxxxxxxxx
Enterprise Architecture Project
Manager for Georgia’s
Enterprise IT
Planning Office
We currently have a
challenging and exciting opportunity for a qualified Enterprise Architect with
a strong Enterprise Architecture program implementation background to work for
up to one year as Enterprise Architecture Project Manager Georgia’s
Enterprise IT Planning Office. The Enterprise IT Planning Office is
a component of Georgia Technology Authority (GTA). Georgia would like to utilize the provisions of the federal Intergovernmental
Personnel Act to detail a federally employed Enterprise Architecture Project
Manager with the appropriate skills to Georgia for one year to jump-start its Enterprise
Architecture Program. A benefit accruing to the federal agency from
which the employee is detailed could be the experience of linking its
Enterprise Architecture to the appropriate State agency(s). Terms of the
engagement are negotiable between the federal agency and GTA.
GTA is an agency in the
executive branch of Georgia State government which serves as Georgia’s technology oversight agency and as a
service provider. More information concerning GTA is available on
its website http://gta.georgia.gov.
Georgia’s
Enterprise Architecture program is in its infancy and requires strong,
knowledgeable guidance at this juncture of its implementation.
Georgia State Government
contains a federated grouping of governmental agencies with over 100 entities
with Information Technology operations. GTA provides voice
telecommunications services (single line Centrex, electronic key, business line
and long distance) to all State entities as well as some local and regional
organizations. GTA’s operational services for state and local
governments include computing capability on four platforms (IBM, Unisys, UNIX
and AWE). These platforms are in a secure environmentally controlled facility
with high availability network infrastructure, regulated power and
UPS. GTA also provides auxiliary data center services in
conjunction with the operating environment (legacy and laser printing, data
storage, tape storage, back-up, seat management, desktop intrusion
service). Our online services include software, tools and common
functionality that facilitate agencies in providing agency information and
services to constituents or state employees. The State service
portal encompasses twenty agencies’ content. A constituent
helpdesk assists portal users and state employees, as well as contracts call
center services to agencies’ requirements. GTA currently
provides video network and video services to agencies, schools and
institutions. GTA’s current data service portfolio includes
MPLS DSL teleworker, MPLS Managed and Non-managed, Dial-up ISP, frame relay and
SNA. GTA is not directly funded by the State budget process and but
is statutorily authorized to recover its operating costs through fee for
service billing and data sales. The agency employees approximately
800 (full time and contractor.)
The Enterprise
Architecture Project Manager is expected to assist the Enterprise IT Planning
Office in defining and implementing a Statewide Enterprise Architecture
program. There are currently employed 7 recently certified architects
(FEA Certification Institute) and the State’s Chief Architect who apply
approximately ½ time to live enterprise level IT projects and ½ time to
architecture. This time allocation is not envisioned to change in
the near future. Staff specialties include business, technical,
solutions, and data architects. A communication architect is being
recruited.
At a high level, the
Enterprise Architecture Project Manager would have the following
responsibilities, to be accomplished through GTA’s Architecture Unit and
other staff of GTA’s Enterprise IT Planning Office:
· Daily management of EA activities and
architecture staff
· Stand up an EA repository
· Guide implementation of EA process and
procedures for State
· Provide for guidance to agencies on EA
process and procedures
· Guide implementation of EA training to
agencies
· Oversee EA implementation by agencies
State Contacts:
Mr. Miles
Moses
Mr. Thomas Morris
mmoses@xxxxxxxxxx
tmorris@xxxxxxxxxx
Chief
Architect
Business Architect
Georgia Technology
Authority
Georgia Technology Authority
404-592-7331
404-463-4430
Federal Contact:
Mr. Richard Burk
Richard_R_Burk@xxxxxxxxxxx
Chief Architect
From: Morris,
Tom [mailto:tmorris@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006
7:47 AM
To: Burk, Richard R.
Subject: Federal detailee -
Intergovernmental Cooperation Act
Dick: Thanks for the correct email
address. Here is copy of last week’s email and the original stream
that started back in May.
Please call me if we need to talk process
or modify the attached flyer.
Thanks. Tom Morris
Georgia Technology Authority
404-463-4430
From: Morris,
Tom [mailto:tmorris@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 9:51 AM
To: Kelly, John W.
Subject: Federal detailee - Intergovernmental Cooperation Act
Jack:
Per
our conversation this morning, I am exploring whether or not Georgia could tap into the skills of the Federal government for a program
manager type for Georgia’s Enterprise Architecture program. We
have been thorough a few false starts, but everyone here seems to really
support the effort this time.
I
don’t know what the provisions of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act
were/are, but Ga. would be willing to pay the loaner staff salary and benefits,
with the person possibly on leave of absence from his/her regular job, so that
he/she doesn’t lose any benefits. If the Act actually provides for
loaned staff, all the greater.
Our
program is organizationally placed in the Georgia Technology Authority –
created to deliver secure, reliable technology services ( IT and telecom) to Georgia. We have the following responsibilities,
most of which transferred from DOAS:
- establish
enterprise architecture for Georgia
- establish
policies and standards for technology and security
- modernize
and operate the state’s data center and telecommunication network
- develop and
manage the state’s portal for info and services
- promote
interoperability of the state’s system
- coordinate
purchasing of technology
- oversee IT
projects costing more than some $threshold
- facilitate
statewide strategic IT planning
We
have a chief architect and soon to be eight architects of various skill sets
and specialties. We are all going through the Federal Enterprise
Architecture Certification course now.
Our
program, while having a base of about ten agencies as-is architecture captured,
is in its infancy. We are now building the program for communication to
all agencies and are examining all components of an enterprise program such as
the CPIC and FEA models of OMB, agency governance etc.
Because
all of the architects also have a project load of enterprise level planning,
business case, integration type projects, we could use someone who has years of
experience in enterprise architecture as a project manager to assist us.
The person should have participated in developing one or more agency (or
bureau) EA programs as well as operated in a fairly mature EA environment.
My
contact information is as follows:
Tom
Morris
Enterprise
Technology Planning Division
Georgia
Technology Authority
Suite
2400
100 Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Ph:
404-463-4430
Email:
tmorris@xxxxxxxxxx
Thanks
for any assistance you can provide.
Tom
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