HUD Receives Excellence in Enterprise Architecture Award

ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thomas & Herbert Consulting LLC (T&H) announced today that the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) was awarded the Excellence in Enterprise Architecture Award by the 1105 Government Information Group and the Federated Enterprise Architecture Certification (FEAC) Institute. The award recognized HUD for use of Enterprise Architecture best practices in achieving efficiencies, greater effectiveness, transparency, and increased collaboration and innovation in developing solutions to mission goals. HUD's Acquisition Modernization Initiative yielded increased business process efficiencies and the elimination of non-value added steps in the acquisition process.

The award was presented to Ms. Ylanda Ford, HUD's Chief Architect and Director of Enterprise Architecture, on September 10th, 2009 during the Enterprise Architecture Conference held at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC.

T&H has been under contract delivering Enterprise Architecture services for the HUD OCIO since October 2004. The Firm's support includes modernization and business transformation, enterprise-wide business modeling, enterprise strategy, technology and transition planning.

Mr. Rodney Thomas, Chairman and CEO of T&H stated, "Congratulations to Ms. Ford and the entire team for this tremendous achievement. T&H takes great pride in the services and support that we have provided to HUD over the past 5 years, and we appreciate doing business with HUD."

About HUD
HUD's mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination. The Department also promotes economic and community development and enforces the nation's fair housing laws. More information about HUD and its programs is available on the Internet at www.hud.gov and www.espanol.hud.gov.

About Thomas & Herbert Consulting LLC (T&H)
At T&H, we are passionate about the success of our clients. Founded in 1996, T&H is a small, Veteran-owned, CMMI Level 3 Certified management and information technology consulting firm with an impeccable track record for delivering solutions that improve our clients' business. We deliver Business Transformation, Systems Integration and Development, Program Management, and Outsourcing services for Government. We support Government clients in the Washington, DC area, Chicago, IL, Philadelphia, PA, and Miami, FL. Our values, people, integrity, quality and fun are embraced by our team of highly skilled, experienced and friendly staff. For more information, visit our website at www.thcllc.com.