Intragovernmental Transactions Project
The “Big Picture”
February 21, 2003
What Is It?
Realization of a new vision –
“Electronic acquisition between federal agencies that features consistency in the business process, standardization in the data architecture, improved decision support information, and high quality financial data”
What Are The Goals? Apply standards to an undisciplined
process Use technology to improve data
management Use technology to make information
readily available Provide a tool for reconciliation and
elimination of intragovernmental transactions
Who Are The Driving Forces? Director, OMB Comptroller General, GAO Secretary, Treasury Deputy Director for Management, OMB Managing Partner, Financial Management
and Assurance, GAO Fiscal Assistant Secretary, Treasury House and Senate Oversight Committees
How Will We Get There? Use Simplified Acquisition as model for
the process
Define data standards to support acquisition life cycle, financial reporting, and elimination
Use BPN registration process to capture data on federal buyers and sellers
Reuse existing technology
Where Are We Now? Business process rules and data standards
issued on 10/4/02
Initial BPN registration completed for all 24 major agencies and many small agencies
Systems being modified for prototype testing to start in Spring 03
Prototype testing team assembled and meeting on regular schedule
Who Is Involved? BPN Registration Partners
DLA-CCR Program Office Integrated Acquisition Initiative
Prototype Partners GSA-PBS, GSA-FTS, DOI-NBC, DOC-PTO, NSF Treasury-IPAC Team Integrated Acquisition Initiative DON-NECO Program Office
What Will Happen Next? Test concept with operational
capability
Live mode on Oct 1, 2003, for certain agencies and successfully tested transactions
Continue to test in the prototype lab to expand number of agencies and types of transactions