<s>
FDIC	B-Library
Enterprise	I-Library
Architecture	I-Library
Framework	I-Library
was	O
the	O
enterprise	B-Library
architecture	I-Library
framework	I-Library
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Federal	O
Deposit	O
Insurance	O
Corporation	O
(	O
FDIC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
lot	O
of	O
the	O
current	O
article	O
is	O
about	O
the	O
enterprise	B-Library
architecture	I-Library
framework	I-Library
developed	O
around	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
currently	O
anno	O
2011	O
out-of-date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FDIC	O
's	O
framework	O
for	O
implementing	O
its	O
Enterprise	O
Architecture	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Federal	O
and	O
industry	O
best	O
practices	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Chief	O
Information	O
Officer	O
(	O
CIO	O
)	O
Council	O
's	O
Federal	B-Library
Enterprise	I-Library
Architecture	I-Library
Framework	I-Library
(	O
FEAF	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Zachman	B-Library
Framework	I-Library
for	O
Enterprise	O
Architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
historic	O
FDIC	O
EA	B-Library
framework	I-Library
complies	O
with	O
the	O
FEAF	O
and	O
highlights	O
the	O
importance	O
of	O
security	O
to	O
all	O
other	O
components	O
of	O
the	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FDIC	O
EA	B-Library
framework	I-Library
included	O
five	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
component	O
,	O
the	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
,	O
focused	O
on	O
FDIC	O
's	O
business	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
three	O
components	O
,	O
the	O
Data	B-General_Concept
Architecture	I-General_Concept
,	O
Applications	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
Technical	O
Infrastructure	O
Architectures	O
,	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
technological	O
capabilities	O
that	O
support	O
the	O
business	O
and	O
information	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
1990	O
a	O
collective	O
,	O
government-wide	O
effort	O
,	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
Federal	O
CIO	O
Council	O
,	O
utilizing	O
the	O
Federal	B-Library
Enterprise	I-Library
Architecture	I-Library
(	O
FEA	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
undertaken	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
yield	O
significant	O
improvements	O
in	O
the	O
management	O
and	O
reuse	O
of	O
IT	O
investments	O
,	O
while	O
improving	O
services	O
to	O
citizens	O
,	O
and	O
facilitating	O
business	O
relationships	O
internally	O
and	O
externally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FDIC	O
EA	B-Library
framework	I-Library
from	O
2005	O
included	O
five	O
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
:	O
The	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
described	O
the	O
activities	O
and	O
processes	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
corporation	O
to	O
achieve	O
its	O
mission	O
and	O
to	O
realize	O
its	O
vision	O
and	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developing	O
the	O
Business	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
was	O
the	O
first	O
step	O
in	O
creating	O
an	O
Enterprise	O
Architecture	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
that	O
linked	O
the	O
corporation	O
's	O
business	O
needs	O
to	O
its	O
Information	O
Technology	O
(	O
IT	O
)	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	B-General_Concept
Architecture	I-General_Concept
:	O
The	O
Data	B-General_Concept
Architecture	I-General_Concept
described	O
the	O
activities	O
required	O
to	O
obtain	O
and	O
maintain	O
data	O
that	O
support	O
the	O
information	O
needed	O
by	O
the	O
corporation	O
's	O
major	O
business	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Applications	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
:	O
The	O
Applications	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
described	O
the	O
major	O
types	O
of	O
applications	O
that	O
manage	O
data	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
information	O
needed	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
activities	O
of	O
the	O
corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Applications	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
provided	O
a	O
framework	O
that	O
enabled	O
the	O
migration	O
from	O
the	O
applications	O
catalog	O
and	O
software	O
development	O
environment	O
in	O
use	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
the	O
target	O
integrated	O
applications	O
,	O
development	O
and	O
engineering	O
environments	O
.	O
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