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Term    (2VLB)

Enterprise Architecture    (2VLC)

Origin/Source for Inclusion of the Term    (2VLD)

(1) Public Law 107–347, 116, STAT. 2899 - DEC. 17 2002, E-Government Act of 2002 (2) Public Law 104-106 Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (formerly called Information Technology Management Reform Act (ITMRA), Division E, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1996, February 10, 1996    (2VLE)

OMB Context Definition    (2VLF)

Reference/URL OMB Context Definition    (2VLG)

Business Definition    (2VLH)

Shows how Information Technology (IT) can help a business or an organization achieve its mission and goals, and provides the information that can help a business or organization make IT investment decisions    (2VLI)

Reference/URL for Business Definition    (2VLJ)

Original Definition developed by Ira Grossman, Chief Enterprise IT Architect, Dept of Commerce, NOAA, ira.m.grossman@noaa.gov , 301 713 3345 ext 140, created on May 19, 2005    (2VLK)

Technical Definition    (2VLL)

Enterprise Architecture ‘‘(A) means—‘‘(i) a strategic information asset base, which defines the mission; ‘‘(ii) the information necessary to perform the mission; ‘‘(iii) the technologies necessary to perform the mission; and ‘‘(iv) the transitional processes for implementing new technologies in response to changing mission needs; and ‘‘(B) includes—‘‘(i) a baseline architecture; ‘‘(ii) a target architecture; and ‘‘(iii) a sequencing plan;    (2VLM)

Reference/URL Technical Definition    (2VLN)

Public Law 107–347, 116, STAT. 2899 - DEC. 17 2002, E-Government Act of 2002, ‘‘§ 3601, Definitions, http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=107_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ347.107.pdf, accessed June 9, 2005    (2VLO)

Context Definition 1    (2VLP)

The term `information technology architecture', with respect to an executive agency, means an integrated framework for evolving or maintaining existing information technology and acquiring new information technology to achieve the agency's strategic goals and information resources management goals.    (2VLQ)

Reference/URL Context Definition 1    (2VLR)

Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (formerly called Information Technology Management Reform Act (ITMRA), Division E, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 1996 (P.L. 104-106, February 10, 1996), http://www.tricare.osd.mil/imtr/ppm/documents/clingercohen.pdf accessed June 29, 2005    (2VLS)

Context Definition 2    (2VLT)

A strategic information asset base, which defines the business, the information necessary to operate the business, the technologies necessary to support the business operations, and the transitional processes necessary for implementing new technologies in response to the changing business needs. It is a representation or blueprint.    (2VLU)

Reference/URL for Context Definition 2    (2VLV)

Chief Information Officer Council, “A Practical Guide to Federal Enterprise Architecture”, Version 1.0, February 2001    (2VLW)

Context Definition 3    (2VLX)

Enterprise architecture is a comprehensive framework used to manage and align an organization's business processes, Information Technology (IT) software and hardware, local and wide area networks, people, operations and projects with the organization's overall strategy    (2VLY)

Reference/URL for Context Definition 3    (2VLZ)

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, Enterprise Architecture, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise_architecture, accessed June 9, 2005    (2VM0)

See Also Related Terms    (2VM1)