<s>
A	O
federal	B-Library
enterprise	I-Library
architecture	I-Library
framework	I-Library
(	O
FEAF	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
U.S.	O
reference	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
of	O
a	O
federal	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
familiar	O
federal	B-Library
enterprise	I-Library
architecture	I-Library
is	O
the	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
of	O
the	O
Federal	O
government	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
U.S.	O
"	O
Federal	B-Library
Enterprise	I-Library
Architecture	I-Library
"	O
(	O
FEA	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
corresponding	O
U.S.	O
"	O
Federal	B-Library
Enterprise	I-Library
Architecture	I-Library
Framework	I-Library
"	O
(	O
FEAF	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
lemma	O
will	O
focus	O
on	O
this	O
particular	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
and	O
enterprise	B-Library
architecture	I-Library
framework	I-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
federal	B-Library
enterprise	I-Library
architecture	I-Library
is	O
a	O
work	O
in	O
progress	O
to	O
achieve	O
these	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U.S.	O
Federal	B-Library
Enterprise	I-Library
Architecture	I-Library
(	O
FEA	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
initiative	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Office	O
of	O
Management	O
and	O
Budget	O
,	O
Office	O
of	O
E-Government	O
and	O
IT	O
,	O
that	O
aims	O
to	O
realize	O
the	O
value	O
of	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
within	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Federal	O
Government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
Federal	O
CIO	O
Council	O
published	O
the	O
"	O
Federal	B-Library
Enterprise	I-Library
Architecture	I-Library
Framework	I-Library
"	O
(	O
FEAF	O
)	O
Version	O
1.1	O
for	O
developing	O
an	O
Enterprise	O
Architecture	O
(	O
EA	O
)	O
within	O
any	O
Federal	O
Agency	O
for	O
a	O
system	O
that	O
transcends	O
multiple	O
inter-agency	O
boundaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
builds	O
on	O
common	O
business	O
practices	O
and	O
designs	O
that	O
cross	O
organizational	O
boundaries	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
the	O
NIST	B-Library
Enterprise	I-Library
Architecture	I-Library
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.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Task	O
Force	O
recommended	O
the	O
creation	O
a	O
Federal	B-Library
Enterprise	I-Library
Architecture	I-Library
Project	O
and	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
FEA	O
Office	O
at	O
OMB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interim	O
releases	O
since	O
that	O
time	O
have	O
provided	O
successive	O
increases	O
in	O
definition	O
for	O
the	O
core	O
reference	O
models	O
(	O
see	O
below	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
very	O
robust	O
methodology	O
for	O
actually	O
developing	O
an	O
architecture	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
templates	O
forming	O
the	O
Federal	O
Segment	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Methodology	O
(	O
FSAM	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
next	O
generation	O
replacement	O
,	O
the	O
Collaborative	O
Planning	O
Methodology	O
(	O
CPM	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
flexible	O
,	O
more	O
widely	O
applicable	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
inclusive	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
set	O
of	O
planning	O
disciplines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
federal	O
architectural	O
segments	O
collectively	O
constitute	O
the	O
federal	B-Library
enterprise	I-Library
architecture	I-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FEAF	O
overall	O
framework	O
created	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
(	O
see	O
image	O
)	O
includes	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
columns	O
of	O
the	O
Zachman	B-Library
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and	O
the	O
Spewak	O
's	O
Enterprise	B-Architecture
Architecture	I-Architecture
Planning	I-Architecture
methodology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
OMB	O
published	O
a	O
full	O
new	O
guide	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Common	O
Approach	O
to	O
Federal	B-Library
Enterprise	I-Library
Architecture	I-Library
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
White	O
House	O
released	O
Version	O
2	O
of	O
the	O
Federal	B-Library
Enterprise	I-Library
Architecture	I-Library
Framework	I-Library
(	O
FEAF-II	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
government	O
agencies	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
public	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
the	O
Federal	B-Library
Enterprise	I-Library
Architecture	I-Library
(	O
FEA	O
)	O
is	O
mandated	O
by	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
federal	O
laws	O
and	O
mandates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
full	O
planning	O
and	O
implementation	O
lifecycle	O
for	O
use	O
at	O
all	O
levels	O
of	O
scope	O
defined	O
in	O
the	O
Common	O
Approach	O
to	O
Federal	B-Library
Enterprise	I-Library
Architecture	I-Library
:	O
International	O
,	O
National	O
,	O
Federal	O
,	O
Sector	O
,	O
Agency	O
,	O
Segment	O
,	O
System	O
,	O
and	O
Application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Consolidated	O
Reference	O
Model	O
of	O
the	O
Federal	B-Library
Enterprise	I-Library
Architecture	I-Library
Framework	I-Library
(	O
FEAF	O
)	O
equips	O
OMB	O
and	O
Federal	O
agencies	O
with	O
a	O
common	O
language	O
and	O
framework	O
to	O
describe	O
and	O
analyze	O
investments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BRM	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
layer	O
of	O
the	O
Federal	B-Library
Enterprise	I-Library
Architecture	I-Library
and	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
viewpoint	O
for	O
the	O
analysis	O
of	O
data	O
,	O
service	O
components	O
and	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Data	B-General_Concept
Reference	I-General_Concept
Model	I-General_Concept
(	O
DRM	O
)	O
describes	O
,	O
at	O
an	O
aggregate	O
level	O
,	O
the	O
data	O
and	O
information	O
that	O
support	O
government	O
program	O
and	O
business	O
line	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	B-Application
data	I-Application
model	I-Application
will	O
streamline	O
information	O
exchange	O
processes	O
within	O
the	O
federal	O
government	O
and	O
between	O
government	O
and	O
external	O
stakeholders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
support	O
the	O
secure	O
delivery	O
,	O
exchange	O
,	O
and	O
construction	O
of	O
business	O
and	O
application	O
Service	O
Components	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
and	O
leveraged	O
in	O
a	O
component-based	B-Architecture
or	O
service-oriented	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
FEA	O
,	O
enterprise	O
,	O
segment	O
,	O
and	O
solution	B-Architecture
architectures	I-Architecture
provide	O
different	O
business	O
perspectives	O
by	O
varying	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
and	O
addressing	O
related	O
but	O
distinct	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Federal	B-Library
Enterprise	I-Library
Architecture	I-Library
Practice	O
Guidance	O
(	O
2006	O
)	O
has	O
defined	O
three	O
types	O
of	O
architecture	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Solution	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
contrast	O
,	O
"	O
segment	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
"	O
defines	O
a	O
simple	O
roadmap	O
for	O
a	O
core	O
mission	O
area	O
,	O
business	O
service	O
,	O
or	O
enterprise	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Segment	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
is	O
driven	O
by	O
business	O
management	O
and	O
delivers	O
products	O
that	O
improve	O
the	O
delivery	O
of	O
services	O
to	O
citizens	O
and	O
agency	O
staff	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
an	O
investment	O
perspective	O
,	O
segment	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
drives	O
decisions	O
for	O
a	O
business	O
case	O
or	O
group	O
of	O
business	O
cases	O
supporting	O
a	O
core	O
mission	O
area	O
or	O
common	O
or	O
shared	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
stakeholders	O
for	O
segment	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
are	O
business	O
owners	O
and	O
managers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Segment	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
is	O
related	O
to	O
EA	O
through	O
three	O
principles	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
structure	O
:	O
segment	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
inherits	O
the	O
framework	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
EA	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
may	O
be	O
extended	O
and	O
specialized	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
specific	O
needs	O
of	O
a	O
core	O
mission	O
area	O
or	O
common	O
or	O
shared	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
reuse	O
:	O
segment	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
reuses	O
important	O
assets	O
defined	O
at	O
the	O
enterprise	O
level	O
including	O
:	O
data	O
;	O
common	O
business	O
processes	O
and	O
investments	O
;	O
and	O
applications	O
and	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
alignment	O
:	O
segment	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
aligns	O
with	O
elements	O
defined	O
at	O
the	O
enterprise	O
level	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
business	O
strategies	O
,	O
mandates	O
,	O
standards	O
,	O
and	O
performance	O
measures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Solution	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
"	O
defines	O
agency	O
IT	O
assets	O
such	O
as	O
applications	O
or	O
components	O
used	O
to	O
automate	O
and	O
improve	O
individual	O
agency	O
business	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scope	O
of	O
a	O
solution	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
is	O
typically	O
limited	O
to	O
a	O
single	O
project	O
and	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
implement	O
all	O
or	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
system	O
or	O
business	O
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
stakeholders	O
for	O
solution	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
are	O
system	O
users	O
and	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Solution	B-Architecture
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is	O
commonly	O
related	O
to	O
segment	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
and	O
enterprise	O
architecture	O
through	O
definitions	O
and	O
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
segment	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
provides	O
definitions	O
of	O
data	O
or	O
service	O
interfaces	O
used	O
within	O
a	O
core	O
mission	O
area	O
or	O
service	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
accessed	O
by	O
individual	O
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Results	O
of	O
the	O
Federal	B-Library
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are	O
considered	O
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:	O
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