MEGA Announces Two US Government Customers.SHARON, Mass. -- MEGA International, the global leader in business process analysis and enterprise architecture modeling solutions, today introduced two new federal government customers: the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES CSREES Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (USDA) ), and the Risk Management Agency (RMA (RealMedia Architecture) See RealMedia. ), both in the US Department of Agriculture (USDA USDA, n.pr See United States Department of Agriculture. ). MEGA International already helps numerous federal government agencies with business process analysis (BPA BPA British Paediatric Association. ) and enterprise architecture (EA) solutions to improve work processes, identify inefficiencies and redundancies in systems, and integrate the organization at a functional level. This is essential to enable government agencies to meet the Federal Enterprise Architecture The Federal Enterprise Architecture (FEA) is an initiative of the US Office of Management and Budget that aims to comply with the Clinger-Cohen Act and provide a common methodology for information technology (IT) acquisition in the United States federal government. (FEA (Finite Element Analysis) A mathematical technique for analyzing stress, which breaks down a physical structure into substructures called "finite elements." The finite elements and their interrelationships are converted into equation form and solved mathematically. ) requirements and submit mandated reports to the Office of Management and Budget The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), formerly the Bureau of the Budget, is an agency of the federal government that evaluates, formulates, and coordinates management procedures and program objectives within and among departments and agencies of the Executive Branch. (OMB). The MEGA Suite includes the OMB Reference models and consists of three modules: --MEGA Process for value chain and business process analysis --MEGA Architecture for IT systems mapping and governance --MEGA Designer for IT systems and database design CSREES and RMA are two important agencies within the USDA, the leading federal agency on food, agriculture, and natural resources issues. CSREES supports the Cooperative Extension system, a nationwide agricultural education network for producers, small business owners, and consumers, and conducts nearly 60 other programs in agriculture, animals, food and nutrition Food and Nutrition See also cheese; dining; milk. accubation Rare. the act or habit of reclining at meals. alimentology Medicine. thescience of nutrition. allotriophagy Pathology. , natural resources, and the environment. CSREES uses the MEGA Software Suite to model its complete enterprise architecture. It helps the agency align its technical infrastructure and support systems to the functions and services provided to constituents. CSREES selected MEGA International because of the company's ability to provide complete solution of consulting, training, and the full breadth of EA modeling, reporting, and impact analysis. RMA helps producers manage business risks and oversees the insurance of nearly $45 billion worth of crops (fruits, vegetables, livestock, wheat, rice, cotton, etc.) and 246 million acres in the U.S. through crop insurance for American farmers. The agency sponsors educational and outreach programs to help producers minimize risk. At RMA, MEGA Suite helps the risk management team model processes, risks, and constraints in order to describe, analyze, and perform impact analysis for USDA processes. MEGA International was selected to for its strength in describing processes with risks, constraints, and controls associated with risk-focused organizations like RMA. MEGA Suite helps RMA perform a detailed analysis of its business operations, maintain mitigation plans, and ensure compliance. On June 29, the 2006 MEGA International Forum will take place in Washington, D.C. Experts will show how to create ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). on all business and IT initiatives through EA. The keynote speaker is Dick Burk, Chief Architect, OMB. Individuals at agencies and companies may register for this complementary event at http://www.mega.com/en/news/event/index.asp?l=en&p=naforum. About MEGA International MEGA International (www.mega.com) is the global leader in process excellence and enterprise architecture modeling solutions. MEGA's proven methods, modeling software, and consulting deliver an enterprise repository that provides executives with the ability to understand, discover, align, and control information at the enterprise level. Founded in 1991, with offices in North America, Europe, and Japan, MEGA has more than 35,000 licenses worldwide and delivers more than 15,000 consulting engagement days per year. Clients include the Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation, the Transportation Securities Administration, the US Department of Agriculture, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) (previously known at various times as Site Y, Los Alamos Laboratory, and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory) is a United States Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory, managed and operated by Los Alamos National , Fort Lewis, National Defense Canada, Cardinal Health, DIRECTV, Morgan Stanley, Nissan, GeoEYE, Philip Morris USA Philip Morris USA is the United States tobacco division of Altria Group, Inc. General information On January 27, 2003, Philip Morris Companies Inc. changed its name to Altria Group, Inc. Even under this new name, Altria continues to own 100% of Philip Morris USA. , Michelin, and Wyeth. |
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