U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs advances financial integrity and efficiency with iFAMS deployments
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CGI Federal Inc., a subsidiary of CGI Inc. (NYSE: GIB), has announced successful deployments of the Integrated Financial and Acquisition Management System (iFAMS) to the VA's Loan Guaranty Program and Veterans Health Administration users. This marks waves 7 and 8 of one of the federal government's largest financial system implementations.
Built on CGI's Momentum® Enterprise Suite, iFAMS will replace five existing VA systems, streamlining financial and acquisition processes. The system has already processed over 11 million transactions and US$18 billion in Treasury disbursements, supporting US$39.9B in contracting dollars. The solution is one of only two systems approved for the U.S. Treasury's FM QSMO marketplace.
Positive
- System has successfully processed over 11 million transactions and US$18B in disbursements
- iFAMS will consolidate five existing systems into one unified solution, reducing operational complexity
- Solution is one of only two systems approved for U.S. Treasury's FM QSMO marketplace
- Implementation of AI and open-source technologies will lower total cost of ownership
Negative
- Complex multi-wave implementation process may present integration challenges
- System transition across multiple platforms requires significant resources and coordination
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CGI's Momentum® Enterprise Suite leverages the full potential of integrated financial and procurement data, positioning Veterans Affairs (VA) to further optimize business processes
Built on CGI's Momentum® Enterprise Suite, iFAMS is a modern solution that standardizes, streamlines, automates and transforms VA's financial and acquisition processes. When fully implemented, iFAMS will replace five systems VA currently maintains across several technology platforms. This unified solution supports veterans by enhancing service delivery, efficiency, transparency, audit readiness and operational alignment across VA.
CGI's Momentum solution is the first core financial management system approved for the
The solution is architected to enable VA to maximize the use of Momentum and its COTS technologies, reducing total cost of ownership while providing a streamlined approach for VA to adopt new technologies. CGI continues to advance Momentum, leveraging AI to further automate business processes and increasing use of open-source technologies to lower the total cost of ownership, improve cyber posture and enhance system performance. This results in an agile VA that can adapt quickly to changing environment and requirements.
"In parallel with the wave rollout, VA is able to take advantage of new capabilities and help drive the roadmap and design of those capabilities as part of the supported COTS solution," said Monica Winthrop, Senior Vice-President Consulting Services of Veterans Affairs, CGI. "CGI invests in the Momentum Enterprise Suite, incorporating features recommended by the extensive user community across all three branches of the government."
iFAMS increases the transparency, accuracy, timeliness and reliability of financial and acquisition information, enhancing data-driven decision making for those who serve veterans, while also improving fiscal accountability to taxpayers. iFAMS complies with federal financial and acquisitions management law, executive orders and relevant policies and procedures. To date, iFAMS has processed over 11 million transactions and
About CGI Federal
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SOURCE CGI Federal, Inc.