MAP™ supports the Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework (FEAF) which is a business-based framework for Government-wide improvement. Its foundation is the Business Reference Model, which describes the government’s Lines of Business and its services. It addresses different areas, such as:

• Budget Allocation
• Information Sharing
• Performance Measurement
• Budget / Performance Integration
• Cross-Agency Collaboration
• E-Government
• Component-Based Architectures

The Benefits of FEAF

• Organize Federal information on a Federal wide scale
• Promote information sharing among Federal organizations
• Help Federal organizations develop their architectures
• Help Federal organizations quickly develop their IT investment processes
• Serve customer needs better, faster, and cost effectively