IAE Systems Modernization

Modernization Goals

Our ultimate goal in the modernization effort is to carry out the vision of the IAE as established in the E-Government initiative; this vision will enable a consolidated set of data and shared user experience.

By consolidating federal award systems, IAE can continually improve, update, and expand services based on user needs. We are implementing the latest secure technologies, positioning federal award systems to be streamlined and flexible for the long term.

We will achieve this by providing:

Effective Search: A simple and effective search to find the information needed, whether doing broad market research or looking for a specific contract, program, or other record.

Flexible Reporting: Government data is used in a lot of different ways and people want to combine it with data from other systems. We provide simple tools to pull and export exactly the data needed.

Data You Can Trust: People rely on government data to evaluate policy, find business opportunities, and track compliance. We ensure that data is accessible, searchable, and secure to increase transparency and allow for third-party innovation.

People-Focused Tools: We streamline the ability to assign role permissions, identify points of contact, and track responsibilities to help organizations respond efficiently to personnel changes.

Agile Development: We use the agile development process, which means we are able to adapt to changing needs quickly. Users don’t have to wait long for improvements; new capabilities and updates are deployed continually.

By investing in a unified platform, improvements can be made in one place and applied to across many services. Searching across data sets will be easier and more accurate and users will only need one account, one set of credentials, to leverage all federal award data sets for their business goals.

Modernization Accomplishments

With a unified experience and improved user-centric tools, IAE is facilitating a successful user experience for individuals and organizations that work with the federal government and for the federal workforce.

We are creating a single web application that requires a single user account, a single, more accurate search across all our award data sets, and a single, role-driven workspace to track all award data.

We are enabling data services to provide award data in multiple formats including APIs and file extracts. We are providing standard (pre-formatted) and ad hoc contract data reports and we are enabling reference services for consistent data reporting (such as state, ZIP Code, congressional district, and NAICS code). These accomplishments will reduce administrative workload for both entities and the government, leading to more quality outcomes.

IAE is Agile

IAE has implemented the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) to manage the software development lifecycle. This framework is critical to our success in managing a large development effort that balances a complex array of policy, governance, agency mission, user, and technical requirements. SAFe ensures that iterative, day-to-day development efforts across multiple teams remain aligned with each other and with strategic program objectives and priorities.

SAFe enables teams to routinely adjust to changing stakeholder requirements and technical developments while maintaining focus on major program milestones. User feedback we collect from our feedback tool, the Federal Service Desk, and other sources is integral to improving services and systems to enhance customers’ experience.