BEFORE THE FISCAL YEAR ENDS ON 9.30, JOIN US AT 930gov
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
WALTER E. WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER
WASHINGTON, D.C.
5 SOLUTION TRACKS
The purpose of enterprise architecture (EA) is to determine how an agency can most effectively achieve the current and future objectives of its business goals. EA helps lay out a clear framework of an agency’s structure, personnel, technology, and planning to get the most out of government services. Over the past decade, the question has shifted from whether there is value in doing Enterprise Architecture (EA) in an organization to how the value of EA can be maintained in an agency.
Government agencies are modernizing with the goal of delivering public services in a more secure, effective, and efficient way. To accomplish this, it is vital for the government architecture community and innovation leaders to build data-driven agencies focused on business priorities and mission objectives. The annual Government EA Conference @930gov will focus on how EA is being deployed to solve some of the most pressing public sector challenges.
Learning objectives include:
- Modernizing Enterprise Architecture to unleash agency innovation
- How agencies are using EA:
- to roadmap Zero Trust
- improve customer experience
- enable artificial intelligence & machine learning
- govern cloud platforms
- Learn how a well-run strategic portfolio management practice delivers real business value
- A review of the evolution of EA Tools and current integration capabilities
- How to maintain an effective EA team (examples from public and private sectors)
- Case study on data-driven decision making and operationalizing EA
Enterprise Architecture Track Emcee
Dr. Cort Coghill, Director Education Operations, FEAC Institute
7:00am
Registration
9:15am
Built for Gov: Strengthen Your Strategic Portfolio Management by Prioritizing Impactful Efforts
11:30am
Evolving Architecture to Meet the Needs of Stakeholders
Edward Lawings, Program Specialist, Business Architecture, Strategic Investment Management, Office of Health Informatics, Veterans Health Administration
Edward Lawings,
Program Specialist, Office of Health Informatics, Department of Veterans Affairs
Edward (Ed) W. Lawings is a Program Specialist with the Office of Health Informatics (OHI), Strategic Investment Management (SIM), Business Architecture and is responsible for oversight of architecture products and activities relative to VA Office of Health Informatics business of healthcare delivery and related Information Technology (IT) needs.
Prior to joining the VA Office of Health Informatics, Mr. Lawings spent 3 years at SAIC where he worked as the Chief Solutions Architect for Cloud Implementation Services supporting the Federal Government sector. His career also includes 3 years at Deloitte as Senior Manager responsible for Data Center Operations, Enterprise Platform and Cloud Integration Services and 12 years at IBM where he worked as the Solutions Architect for IBM Global Services supporting Enterprise Operations, Cloud and Delivery Managed Services. Mr. Lawings is a U.S. Army veteran who served on active duty and was honorably discharged as a Captain after 8 years of service with the United State Army Chemical Corps.
Mr. Lawings holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Computer Science from Hampton University, Masters in Cybersecurity from University of Maryland, Information Technology Project Management Certification from George Washington University/ESRI Program, and he is a Certified Enterprise Architect Black Belt from the FEAC Institute.
Wendy Ryan, Chief Enterprise Architect, BIK Lead Health Architect, Business Architecture, Strategic Investment Management, Office of Health Informatics, Veterans Health Administration
Wendy Ryan
Information Architect, Department of Veterans Affairs
Wendy Ryan has supported the Veterans Health Administration since 2011 in the realm of process and information architecture. She is currently works at VA Central Office in Washington, D.C. and is the lead information architect for the Business Information & Knowledge team within Strategic Investment Management – Business Architecture. Wendy has an MBA from the University of Maryland and is a certified Project Management Professional and a certified Enterprise Architect.
Prior to her career with the VA, Wendy worked seven years in supply chain operations as an information management specialist and five years as a consultant to financial management, aerospace, and charitable service organizations.
