Independent Assessment of the Defense Business Enterprise Architecture : RAND Corporation , May 13 , 2026
Independent Assessment of the Defense Business Enterprise Architecture : RAND Corporation , May 13 , 2026
From the report: “In October 2004, under Title 10, Section 2222(e) of the U.S. Code,2 Congress required the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to implement a defense business enterprise architecture (DBEA) to support the management of the department’s business processes and systems.3 Over the years, the DBEA has undergone numerous changes, including new versions, approaches, and transitions in leadership, which together have impacted its currency and utility. Concerns regarding the effectiveness of the DBEA in achieving its intended outcomes are evidenced by the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s (GAO’s) inclusion of the DBEA in its High Risk List area for DoD business systems modernization since 2011. Because of these continued concerns, Congress directed the Secretary of Defense to commission an independent assessment of the effectiveness of the DBEA as a framework for planning, managing, and integrating DoD business systems and its adequacy in informing business process reengineering. The fiscal year (FY) 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) also directed a comparison of the DBEA with similar models in use by other government agencies in the United States, foreign governments, and major commercial entities to identify lessons that could be applied to the DBEA. This report provides results of this analysis to the Office of the DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO).”
Authors - Consaul, Ryan, Zabel, Sarah, Barrer, Vanya, Kim, Christian, Salas, Adrian, Simulcik, Joshua, Warren, DrakeSubjects
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