Welcome to GTRA

ArchitectureGOV 2007 is an intense and intimate gathering of senior Federal Enterprise Architecture executives to address the most critical challenges related to achieving measurable business process efficiencies as a result of enterprise architecture. In addition to traditional topic areas, this year’s program is focused on demonstrating how EA can reduce costs, minimize labor, speed implementation, reduce redundant tasks and make for a more effective Government.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

• Col. James Kirby, Deputy Director, Army Architecture Integration Center & Chief, LandWarNet Architecture, Integration and Battle Command Division, Office of the CIO/G-6, Army / Kshemendra Paul, Chief Enterprise Architect, Department of Justice / George Thomas, Chief Enterprise Architect, General Services Administration / Brad Harshman, IT Architect, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy / Brenda Michelson, Program Director, SOA Consortium - ArchitectureGOV Strategic Intelligence Council Knowledge Exchange
• John McManus, Deputy CIO and Chief Technology Officer, Department of Commerce - Long Term Enterprise Architecture Trends and their Impact on EA Today
  
• Suzanne Acar, Senior Information Architect, Department of Interior / Mary McCaffery, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency - Managing Data as a National Asset
• Kshemendra Paul, Chief Enterprise Architect, Department of Justice / George Thomas, Chief Enterprise Architect, General Services Administration / John Sullivan, Chief Enterprise Architect and Associate Director, Environmental Protection Agency - Governance of SOA
• Ira Grossman, Chair, Chief Architect Forum / Mary McCaffery, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency / Lynn Reyes, Contractor, FDIC / Sharon Fratta-Hill, PhD, Dean of Information Technology and Distance Education, Graduate School USDA - How Social Networking Is Changing How We Collaborate and Share Information
• John McManus, Deputy CIO and Chief Technology Officer, Department of Commerce / John Sullivan, Chief Enterprise Architect and Associate Director, Environmental Protection Agency - Better Linkage Between EA and the CPIC Process

FEATURED PRESENTATIONS:

• Kshemendra Paul, Chief Enterprise Architect, Department of Justice / Suzanne Acar, Senior Information Architect, Department of Interior - Strategic Trends to Optimize Information Visibility and Reliability in a Connected World 
• Peter Bostrom, Federal CTO, BEA Federal Systems - Best in Class Solutions: Panel Presentation
• Randolph (Randy) C. Hite, Director for IT Architecture and Systems Issues, Government Accountability Office / Neela Lakhmani, Assistant Director, IT Architecture and Systems Issues, Government Accountability Office - Federal Government Enterprise Architecture Maturity: Where Are We Today?
  
• Dr. Stan Boddie, Professor of Systems Management, Information Resources Management College, National Defense University - Transformational Leadership and the Advancement of Enterprise Architecture Programs
• Richard Tucker, General Manager, Project Solutions Group, KENROB IT Solutions - Understanding Earned Value Management (EVM) to Achieve FAR Compliance
  
• John McManus, Deputy CIO and Chief Technology Officer, Department of Commerce / Michelle Miakos, Senior VP North and Latin American Operation, Mega - Architectural Alignment to support eGov Lines of Business and Initiatives
• Dr. Robert “Rocky” Young, Associate Professor of Systems Management, Commander, National Defense University Information Assurance Lab, National Defense University - Hacker Challenge
• Donna Seymour, Chief Information Officer/Special Assistant to the Associate Administrator for Administration, Department of Transportation / Jason Kruse, Director of Enterprise Architecture, Department of Transportation - Internal Controls and Risk Management
  
• Joe Marino
, Federal Systems Group Manager, 
Information Builders - Leading the Evolution to Service-Oriented Integration
  
• Thomas Charuhas, Partner, Phase One Consulting Group - Case Study: SOA at the National Park Service
  

PROJECT MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP:

• Richard Tucker, General Manager, Project Solutions Group, KENROB IT Solutions - Project Management for Government Executives

STRATEGIC KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGES:

• John Sullivan, Chief Enterprise Architect and Associate Director, Environmental Protection Agency
• Brenda Michelson, Director, SOA Consortium
• John Hooder, Senior Security Engineer, DISA
• Dr. Lenny Superville, Chief Information Officer, Office of the State Auditor, State of North Carolina
• Dr. John Hnatio, President, ThoughtQuest
• George Welles, President, Imaging Futures