<s>
The	O
Enterprise	B-Library
Architecture	I-Library
Assessment	I-Library
Framework	I-Library
(	O
EAAF	O
)	O
is	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
US	O
Federal	O
government	O
Office	O
of	O
Management	O
and	O
Budget	O
(	O
OMB	O
)	O
to	O
allow	O
federal	O
agencies	O
to	O
assess	O
and	O
report	O
their	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
activity	O
and	O
maturity	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
in	O
the	O
federal	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OMB	O
Enterprise	B-Library
Architecture	I-Library
Assessment	I-Library
Framework	I-Library
(	O
the	O
Framework	O
)	O
helps	O
OMB	O
and	O
the	O
agencies	O
assess	O
the	O
capability	O
of	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
programs	O
to	O
guide	O
IT	B-General_Concept
investments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	B-General_Concept
also	O
helps	O
to	O
better	O
understand	O
the	O
current	O
state	O
of	O
an	O
agency	O
’s	O
EA	O
,	O
and	O
assists	O
them	O
in	O
integrating	O
it	B-General_Concept
into	O
their	O
decision-making	O
processes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enterprise	B-Library
Architecture	I-Library
Assessment	I-Library
Framework	I-Library
(	O
EAAF	O
)	O
version	O
3.1	O
identifies	O
the	O
measurement	O
areas	O
and	O
criteria	O
by	O
which	O
agencies	O
are	O
expected	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
EA	O
to	O
drive	O
performance	O
improvements	O
that	O
result	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
outcomes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
plan	O
a	O
course	O
of	O
action	O
to	O
close	O
performance	O
gaps	O
,	O
using	O
common	O
or	O
shared	O
information	O
assets	O
and	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
assets	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Enterprise	O
architecture	O
describes	O
the	O
current	O
(	O
baseline	O
)	O
and	O
future	O
(	O
target	O
)	O
states	O
of	O
the	O
agency	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
plan	O
to	O
transition	O
from	O
the	O
current	O
to	O
the	O
future	O
state	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
agency	O
strategy	O
,	O
program	O
performance	O
improvements	O
and	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
investments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Segments	O
are	O
defined	O
using	O
the	O
Federal	B-Library
Enterprise	I-Library
Architecture	I-Library
(	O
FEA	O
)	O
reference	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Performance	O
improvement	O
opportunities	O
identified	O
during	O
the	O
“	O
Architect	O
”	O
process	O
are	O
ideally	O
addressed	O
through	O
an	O
agency	O
portfolio	O
of	O
IT	B-General_Concept
investments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Projects	O
are	O
executed	O
and	O
tracked	O
throughout	O
the	O
system	B-General_Concept
development	I-General_Concept
life	I-General_Concept
cycle	I-General_Concept
(	O
SDLC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Information	O
and	O
information	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
,	O
as	O
critical	O
enablers	O
of	O
program	O
performance	O
improvements	O
,	O
must	O
be	O
assessed	O
and	O
evaluated	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
agency	O
missions	O
and	O
outcome-oriented	O
results	O
defined	O
in	O
the	O
enterprise-wide	O
performance	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OMB	O
collects	O
a	O
significant	O
amount	O
of	O
IT	B-General_Concept
investment	O
data	O
and	O
other	O
related	O
data	O
from	O
executive	O
agencies	O
during	O
each	O
phase	O
of	O
Performance	O
Improvement	O
Lifecycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OMB	O
uses	O
the	O
information	O
for	O
development	O
of	O
an	O
IT	B-General_Concept
investment	O
portfolio	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
President	O
’s	O
budget	O
request	O
to	O
Congress	O
.	O
</s>
