CBP Modernization Office Achieves New Heights in Project Management; First Civilian Government Organization to Attain SA-CMM Level 2.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ALEXANDRIA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2004 The U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a bureau of the United States Department of Homeland Security, is charged with regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. trade laws. Modernization Office (CBPMO) has attained a Level 2 rating for the Software Engineering Institute's Software Acquisition Capability Maturity Model (SA-CMM SA-CMM Software Acquisition - Capability Maturity Model (R)). This makes the CBPMO the first civilian government organization to achieve such a rigorous rating for project management. The Software Acquisition Capability Maturity Model is a management tool designed to make software acquisition and management easier and more accountable by creating a sound organizational structure for managing system acquisition projects. It was developed in 1996 by representatives from the Department of Defense, several civilian government agencies, and private industry under the leadership of Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute. Robbins-Gioia's process improvement and quality assurance team has worked with the CBPMO to develop and institutionalize in·sti·tu·tion·a·lize v. To place a person in the care of an institution, especially one providing care for the disabled or mentally ill. in policies, plans, processes, and procedures to achieve process maturity for the past two years. About U.S. Customs and Border Protection U.S. Customs and Border Protection is an agency within the Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States that unifies U.S. Customs, Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. and Agriculture Inspectors and the U.S. Border Patrol. For more information, visit the web site at www.cbp.gov. About Robbins-Gioia Robbins-Gioia has been dedicated to delivering management consulting solutions to government agencies and Fortune 500 companies for 20 years. Robbins-Gioia combines thought leadership, disciplined processes, industry-based knowledge, and integrated tools to help global customers optimize their business processes, accelerate change, and establish time, cost, and quality improvements to transform their businesses. For more information, please call Robbins-Gioia, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control at 800-663-7138, or visit the web site at www.robbinsgioia.com. |
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