# Presentation: 735200

## Update on SFA’s Modernization ProjectSteve Hawald Chief Information OfficerStudent Financial AssistanceU.S. Department of Education

- Update on SFA’s Modernization ProjectSteve Hawald Chief Information OfficerStudent Financial AssistanceU.S. Department of Education

- “We Help Put America Through School”
- August 9, 2001

## E-Sign

- Convenient
- Saves Time
- Secure
- Saves Money

- Successfully Partnered With FFELP Industry Partners, Implemented Master Promissory Note E-filing — *on Time, under Budget*.

- Implemented July 2, 2001

## PIN Authentication for eMPN

- FFEL
- Lenders

- Perkins
- Schools

- DLO

- DigDoc

- DigDoc

- DigDoc

**Notes:**
Conceptual models still being explored.
Pros:
Parity between DL, Perkins and FFEL
Minor client investment 
Cons:
Per transaction costs for each look-ups
Need to discuss, get info, explore options and make a decision.
Objectives:
Enable SFA PIN use for eNote transactions
Provide a level playing field between participants
Outsource program authentication development costs
Supports flexible processes from all lenders in the solution
Become functional by 6/30/01

## Projects Moving Forward

- National Student Loan Data System Transformation
- Common Identifier / Single Sign On
- New-Style ‘Multi-Modal’ Call Center
- Telephone
- Fax
- E-Mail
- Interactive Chat
- Knowledge Database
- ‘Snail’ Mail
- Common Origination and Disbursement (COD)

## What is SFA Doing to Assure  Section 508 Compliancy?

- Collaborating With ED/CIO on Latest REQ
- Presenting Section 508 Seminars to SFA:
- Systems Owners
- Webmasters
- COTR’s
- Contractors
- Identifying, and Making Compliant:
- SFA Web Sites and LOE
- Legacy Applications and LOE

## What is SFA Doing to Assure  Section 508 Compliancy? 

- Incorporating Section 508 Compliance
- Technology Standards
- Software Life Cycle
- Production Readiness Review (PRR)
- Business Cases
- Incorporating Compliance to Modernization Applications
- Collaborating with ED/CIO for Certification and Testing of all SFA EDNET Applications
- Researching Exception Process (Waiver) for Retiring Legacy Systems

## SFA Benefits Associated with  508 Compliancy

- 508 Compliancy IS THE LAW
- Enforceable after June 21, 2001
- Avoid Legal Complaints and Civil Actions against SFA
- Accessibility of Disabled Employees, Users, and  Public to SFA’s Electronic and IT Applications

## ADA Section 508 Information

- ACCESS-BOARD.GOV

- ACCESS-BOARD.GOV/NEWS/508-FINAL.HTM

- SECTION508.GOV/

## Technology Moving Forward

- SOAP for Internet Data Transport
- Commercial/Open Source Software Available, Supported
- Recommended by NCHELP’s Electronic Standards Committee “Commonline”
- Implemented by the National Student Clearinghouse, JA-SIG
- UDDI – Universal Discovery, Description, and Integration
- Directory services, possibly PEPS

## SFA Enterprise Portal Strategy

**Purpose:**
- 	Develop and adopt a comprehensive strategy for portal and web development to avoid stove pipe web products.
**Phase I  (Completed March 01)**
- 	Created SFA Enterprise Portal Vision
- 	Recommended that SFA leverage existing infrastructure components to build a ‘standard’ foundation.  *(IBM WebSphere Application Server, Autonomy, and Interwoven, etc.)*
**Phase II (Target completion Oct 01)**
- 	Develop an enterprise repository of portal components, known as ‘portlets’, that will be tested with the  existing Schools Portal.
- 	Integrate ‘portlets’ into CIO’s Reusable Common Services (RCS) repository so that other SFA business units can use them as future portal views are developed.

## Integrated Technical Architecture Rel2: Core Capability

- Provide services, support, and engineering to maintain and enhance the Internet, EAI and Security architectures in ITA Release 2.0. It includes:
- Provide ongoing technical and functional support of the Integrated Technical Architecture
- Provide technical architecture detailed design of additional ITA services required to support post-Release 1 functionality
- Provide post-Release 1 implementation analysis and review
- Design, build, and test incremental component and ITA services integration with ITA Release 1, including security improvements
- Support ITA infrastructure upgrades, including hardware and software product evaluation of new versions, patches, and upgrades
- Define and enhance the development and test environments to support application development and testing

## Working for You

- EXTRANET.SFA.ED.GOV

- SFADOWNLOAD.ED.GOV/INDEX

**The Student Financial Assistance****Student Aid Internet Gateway Online**

## You Can Help Us...Now! 

- TIV / WAN – Student Aid Internet Gateway
- We Need Your Help Migrating From Modems and T1 Lines to the Internet As Well As Updating Procedures to Help Improve Service and Reduce Costs.

*Be an Early Adopter*
- Contact Keith Wilson
- Keith.Wilson@ed.gov

## On Tap for Today

- CPS Application Update / ISIR Layout
- TIV / WAN – Student Account Internet Gateway
- Direct Loan Tech Spec Update
- Direct Loan Tools
- Quality Assurance
- E-FISAP
- IFAP
- RFMS
- NSLDS