News and Events
BTA Supports ARCENT Exercise Lucky Strike
Lucky Strike provided BTA an opportunity to fulfill an integral part of its charter – to bring the Business Mission Area (BMA) to the Warfighter Mission Area by delivering business capabilities to the deployed warfighter..... Full Article
BEA 6.1 Introduces Improved Business Flows, Architecture Presentation and Navigation
BEA 6.1 is an informational release that gives program managers insight into ongoing content development...BEA 6.0, the latest official release, will continue to be used to assert compliance.... Full Article
BTA Visits USTRANSCOM; Builds Partnerships
“We’ve moved from an open roundtable to a focused agenda,” said Andy Haeuptle, Director of Warfighter Requirements (WR). “There’s a lot of involvement between BTA and USTRANSCOM.”... Full Article
BCL Collaboration Center Adds milWiki, Enhances Capabilities
The Business Transformation Agency’s Business Capability Lifecycle Collaboration Center (BCL CC) has a new tool designed to increase real-time interaction for its users. The Defense Knowledge Online’s (DKO) milWiki... Full Article
BEA 6.0 Compliance Guidance Released
The Business Transformation Agency (BTA) released the Department of Defense (DoD) Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA) Compliance Guidance for BEA 6.0 on May 14, 2009 Full Article
BTA Takes DISA by Storm
This year’s DISA Customer Partnership Conference, held April 23 – 24 in Anaheim, Calif., had a little something for everyone, including cloud computing, (personal) networking and an earthquake. Full Article
BTA’s Keith Seaman Figures Prominently at DISA Conference
The Business Transformation Agency’s (BTA) Acting Defense Business Systems Acquisition Executive (DBSAE), Keith Seaman, made a big splash at this year’s Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Customer Partnership Conference... Full Article
BTA Brings BOE to DISA’s Customer Partnership Conference
The Business Transformation Agency (BTA) spread the word about service-oriented architecture (SOA) at this year’s Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Customer Partnership Conference... Full Article
Interactive Business Capability Lifecycle Collaboration Center Debuts
Business Transformation Agency’s Director of Enterprise Planning and Investment, Paul Ketrick, has introduced the Business Capability Lifecycle (BCL) Collaboration Center. Full Article
Business Enterprise Architecture 6.0 Released, Emphasis on Visualization
The Business Transformation Agency has released version 6.0 of the Business Enterprise Architecture (BEA) concurrently with the Congressional Report on Defense Business Operations. Full Article
DoD ERP Expert Warning: Functional Silos are Hazardous
BTA's Deputy Director of Enterprise Integration, Jeetendra Ahuja, summarized the biggest challenge currently facing the Department of Defense in the business area: the perils of silos. Full Article
Recent Updates
VIPS Industry Day
BTA recently hosted an Industry Day to provide industry with insight into the current US Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM) Information Resource System (MIRS) and the future Virtual Interactive Processing System (VIPS) requirements, vision, and upcoming solicitation.
Click here to view the Industry Day presentation slides (located under Additional Info).
New focus on business operations across DoD
BTA Director David Fisher puts into context the roles of the CMO and DCMO and reviews six guiding principles to enable success in business transformation across DoD in a FederalTimes.com commentary.
David Fisher Interviewed on Federal News Radio
BTA Director David Fisher was the guest on "Fed Talk" on Federal News Radio Friday, December 19. Fisher spoke about the challenges, opportunities and guiding principles for Business Transformation at DoD.
Full Interview. (mp3 file is courtesy of Federal News Radio)
Agency seeks to streamline Defense business systems
"Hundreds of legacy business systems will be retired over the next few years, if one small Defense Department agency gets its way." - Gregg Carlstrom, FederalTimes.com
Defense lays groundwork for new management chief
While it will be up to President-elect Barack Obama to fill a congressionally mandated deputy chief management officer position at the Defense Department, the Pentagon already is making preparations for the new official's arrival.
Boosting Performance in Public-Sector IT: An Interview with BTA Director David Fisher
In a July 2008 article, published by The McKinsey Quarterly, the Department of Defense Business Transformation Agency Director David Fisher brings insight from his experience working in Silicon Valley to drive change in DoD’s business processes and information systems. Fisher provides an overview of DoD’s goals for transformation, reviews challenges in deploying technology and managing large-scale projects in support of transformation efforts, keeping people motivated, setting performance measures and lessons learned.
Strategic Management Plan Released
The U.S. Department of Defense, in response to Section 904 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, has released a Strategic Management Plan and Section 904 Implementation Plan.
Final Section 904 Implementation Plan
FY08 Strategic Management Plan
Training
The BTA training initiative serves to advance understanding of BTA’s programs through one-stop access to high quality e-learning products, tools, and resources.
BTA’s e-learning initiative currently offers the ACART v4.0 e-learning and tutorials on Standard Financial Information Structure (SFIS) and the Enterprise Transition Plan (ETP).
For more information, click here.
BTA Director's Video - Advancing Defense Business Transformation.
BTA's Guiding Principles.
The Six S's of Success.
Final Report on Defense Business Operations to the Congressional Defense Committees
BEA 6.1 Informational Release, Published July 2009
Business Capability Lifecycle (BCL)
