DoD and AFEI Present Enterprise Architecture Achievement Awards
The Office of the Deputy CIO, Department of Defense in conjunction with the Association for Enterprise Information (AFEI) is pleased to announce the winners of the second DoD Enterprise Architecture Achievement (DEAA) Awards Program. Awardees were recognized for leveraging the power of architecture in enterprise management. The Awards will be presented at the annual DoD Enterprise Architecture conference hosted by AFEI.
Arlington, VA (PRWEB) May 15, 2009 – The Department of Defense, Office of the Deputy CIO will present its DoD Enterprise Architecture Achievement (DEAA) Awards at their Annual DoD Enterprise Architecture Conference in St Louis, Missouri, hosted by the AFEI.
The DEAA awards recognize significant contributions and achievements in advancing the state of practice of enterprise architecture as an enabler of information advantage for the Department of Defense. The DEAA awards align with the strategic goals of the Deputy CIO - leading the DoD enterprise to achieve an information advantage for its people and partners.
Awards were presented to the winners in each of four categories.
The Government Individual DEAA Award was presented to Mr. Jeffery D. Wilson, Marine Corps Systems Command
The Government Organization DEAA Award was presented to the Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical Systems (SWFTS)
The Industry Individual DEAA Award was presented to Mr. John F. Kelly, WBB Consulting
The Industry Organization DEAA Award was presented to SIAT Architecture Support Team – QinetiQ North America
In reviewing the award submissions, Mr. Brian Wilczynski, Director, Enterprise Architecture & Standards, Office of the DoD CIO said, "The quality of all the candidates was exceptional; it is rewarding to see the dedication and perseverance of so many groups and individuals who support our DoD missions through the architecting profession. The awardees certainly deserve the recognition of their peers and we look forward to making that happen during our conference program in St. Louis. I offer my congratulations to all those who have been recognized for their achievements."
“AFEI is pleased and proud to support the DoD Office of the Deputy CIO in making these awards” said Dave Chesebrough, President of AFEI. “Architecture is one of the key elements in achieving DoD’s Information Enterprise objectives. Our members are proud to provide backing for this initiative.”
About the Annual DoD Enterprise Architecture Conference:
The annual DoD Enterprise Architecture Conference brings together enterprise architecture professionals from the military services and defense agencies, industry, academia and other federal agencies. This diverse group collaborates to review architecture progress; discuss the way forward for policy and strategy; and to hear about success stories, case histories, current trends, and emerging technologies in enterprise architecture, DoDAF, SOA, Web 2.0, architecture frameworks, standards and tools. This event is sponsored by the Department of Defense and is supported by AFEI. (http://www.dodenterprisearchitecture.org)
About AFEI:
AFEI is an industry association dedicated to the advancement of the sharing, integration, management and protection of information across extended enterprises (people, process and technology), with a focus on national security and defense issues. AFEI (www.afei.org) is an affiliate subsidiary of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) (www.ndia.org), America’s leading defense industry association promoting national security.
Contact:
Press inquiries should be directed to Betsy Lauer, Director of Business Development, AFEI
blauer@afei.org
703.247.9473
www.afei.com
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